There's performative bullshit because someone gets it in their head that a karakia is some from of "support". It's our version of "thoughts and prayers". A token gesture requiring no actual effort or investment to tick a box.
IMHO one of the best things to do is just lean our actual history, and not just post European contact history: there's another six centuries of history before that just in NZ. Though 19th century is the most important to learn.
Try reading past "No."
Those of us that care enough, will find out the appropriate ways to provide such support.
And you probably fit right in 1930's Germany
Nope. Not in Welly, nor civil service, nor publicly owned employer or clients or anything.
Yep. It has some permanent research facilities but no permanent settlement.
Yeah. I deliberately avoided using "genocide". It's a bit of a political hot topic right now (middle east) and I also wasn't entirely sure, so erred on the conservative side and just used "conquered".
Yup ;-)
That's something I just don't get. That's why I included "and wants to".
No. It's just that some of us Pākehā actually care about preserving and supporting a people and a culture that our ancestors did their best to eradicate.
Those of us that care enough, will find out the appropriate ways to provide such support.
Auckland Airport has some (IMHO somewhat crass) token Māoritanga in the international terminal. They're quite happy to exploit Māori when there's tourism dollars to be made.
The "full blooded X" argument is an attempt to disenfranchise Māori from their whakapapa. If a person can and wants to trace their lineage (whakapapa) to any iwi or waka then they are Māori.
The land court's purpose was literally (as stated in the establishing legislation) to oversee the "extinguishment or Māori title".
Setting conquest as a precedent of losing your land was deliberate.
That corporate adoption is only profit/marketing driven anyway.
It's sickening.