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The Future of Maori Chant IN AN ARTICLE in a recent issue of ‘Te Ao Hou’ (No. 48) Mrs A. Mihi Hill argues that Maori chant is unlikely to survive, ‘because not enough younger Maoris care sufficiently to help it survive’. She also says that ‘today if you want to learn Maori you have to be really keen, and once you have learnt Maori you have to be fanatic to learn the old chants. They are not easy to learn and, many would say, not easy to listen to’. In my opinion this is such an important subject that all Maori culture group leaders should discuss it thoroughly with their groups and submit their findings to this magazine.

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Te Ao Hou, June 1965, Page 4

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The Future of Maori Chant Te Ao Hou, June 1965, Page 4

The Future of Maori Chant Te Ao Hou, June 1965, Page 4