New Zealand: Maori Language Is Our Precious Heritage

New Zealand: Maori Language Is Our Precious Heritage   Speech by Dr. Pita Sharples   When we arrive in the presence of God, what if he asks us: “What became of that noble language that I gave you?”   Maori language is our precious heritage. According to our ancestors, our language is from God, handed down by our forebears to us. This expression became like a proverb at the time when Nga Kaiwhakapumau i te Reo took a claim to the Waitangi Tribunal in respect of te reo – which the Crown...

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