Maori education
, Sir, —Members of the Wai- ’ rakei Christian Family Movei ment have discovered that ! there is a difference between the North Island and South i Island Maori and that there t are racial problems related > to economic factors and lack r of education geared to the . Maori, and are social rather j than colour problems. Most programmes produced for television and radio seem to be poi dances and rather isolated aspects of Maori culture, although the “Survey" programmes are becoming more realistic and informa-
Itive. We would like to see programmes explaining Aroha, including meanings of Maori words and explanations of Maori art, tribal lore, and customs. The pakeha has much to gain in learning about the Maori family way of life and Maori values as expressed in the Maori language. This education of the pakeha would go a long way in .keeping the Maori identity. It would develop a society in which Maori and pakeha are fully integrated and sharing a common identity.—Yours, etc., G. M. BROWN (AND 12 OTHERS). June 15, 1971.
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Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32639, 22 June 1971, Page 16
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