What does Maori knowledge mean?
Usually it is referring to Maori cultural knowledge, but it tends to be given less weight than say christian cultural knowledge, or European cultural knowledge.
e.g. from the report
“Tū rangatira [stand proudly as chiefs] encapsulates my rights, responsibilities, and obligations to stand. It enables me to make decisions and choices for myself and others. It also relates to mana-enhancing, protecting mine and others”
Rangatiratanga pre-survey respondentIn my view, this Moari knowledge has a lot more similarity with stoic philosophy than with version of European (mostly British) cultural knowledge that we have.
71 percent of Māori with a Māori name, most (53 percent) had to explain or spell their name regularly.
As someone with an uncommon name that sounds similar to a common name; I regularly have to spell my name. I have even been “corrected” to the correct spelling twice. My partner who is not of European descent…she has to spell her last name all the time.
I wouldn’t class that as racism. However…
For example, when shopping or seeking services, 89 percent of Māori said they were less likely to receive assistance because they were Māori, and most had been followed, watched or asked to open their bags in a shop. A quarter of those surveyed said they were followed all the time or often.
Is straight up racism; and needs to be nipped in the bud.
Yea I don’t think spelling is racism, I don’t know why they put there. I know a Sara and she always has to spell it so people don’t put the H in the name.
