@aoinifh It’s why I refuse to call the town “Cromwell” in Ōtākau. Would much rather call it Tīrau with respect for Tāngata Whenua anyway. Same as Doire for Tuaisceart Éireann. Words hold power and reclaiming indigeneity through respective Reo is equally important!
A few more highlight moments from the #DawnRaidsApology earlier, where PM @jacindaardern made a heartfelt apology to Pasifika people for injustices of the Dawn Raids era and announced:
$2.1M in scholarships & $1M for training courses for Pasifika communities + more
@IrelandinNZ Kia ora! So I have emailed them as you have directed and have not received a reply in two days. I noticed that the application deadline is due on August 1st and just want to make sure that I have done everything I could have for eligibility :)
A reminder to everyone who is reclaiming their ancestral language to be easy on yourself. It’s not a matter of being ‘smart’ or ‘talented’. I could speak pretty fluent Mandarin in six months and yet I have spent almost the last 10 years in pursuit of my own language, te reo Māori