In New Zealand, young Māori women lead the battle for indigenous rights

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'When you look at our campaign you'll see the majority of us involved are women and that's because we feel this great sense of connection to Mother Earth' Via Reuters

AUCKLAND/WELLINGTON, Aug 11 - Five years ago, law graduate Pania Newton and her cousins got together around a kitchen table and agreed to do everything in their power to prevent a housing development on a south Auckland site considered sacred by local Māori.

"We are the nurturers, we are the carers. We've had to overcome many, many challenges for thousands of years and we're strong, we're resilient, we're feisty and we're fierce." Without their ancestral lands, with which people are spritually connected to in the Māori world, and with the erosion of many cultural rights until the late 20th century, Māori families are disproportionately affected by a raft of social problems from imprisonment to homelessness.

But many notice a difference in the new wave of protest that has emerged, which is also challenging some traditional leaders and spokespeople. "Māori communities have always organised collectively...but digital tools have made it a lot easier for us to do that from different areas and at a speed and scale like never before," she said.

Ardern did not respond to a request for comment on this story. Her office has previously said too many children were ending in state care and too many were being killed or hurt by their families - both long-term problems the government is trying to fix.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

 

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