The Damage is Not Irreparable Unless we are prepared to learn all branches of our culture, we will become foreigners in our own country. Pakeha culture has played havoc with certain branches of our culture, but the damage is not irreparable. In my own group the ambition of all is to learn whaikorero, for we all realise that this is the supreme test. One can be a tohunga in every other branch of Maori culture, but if one's whaikorero is not up to standard, one's prestige or mana is lost. For this, knowledge of our history and customs is a big help, but knowledge of whakapapa, whakatauki, waiata, pao and patere is practically essential.
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Te Ao Hou, June 1965, Page 4
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