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I Will Not Speak Māori card

I Will Not Speak Māori card
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I Will Not Speak Māori card
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Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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In 2022, activist and artist Tāme Iti (Ngāi Tūhoe, Waikato, Te Arawa) staged a provocative multi-media installation and performance 'I Will Not Speak Māori' in Wellington. It told his story of te reo Māori – from a boy in the 1950s–60s punished for speaking te reo in school; to a young activist in Ngā Tamatoa whose members fought for the language and land rights; to an artist, performer and kaumātua (elder).I Will Not Speak Māori marked the 50th anniversary of Te Petihana Te Reo Māori which w...

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Date created
2022
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Tame Iti / Te Mira collective / Precision Badges
URL
https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/2127440
Related subjects
language / Child discipline / School discipline / Activists / cardboard / collecting cards / Performance art / Protest movements / New Zealand

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