カテゴリー: Indigenous peoples
Forgotten Songs Collective aims to preserve ancient hill tribe’s music by bringing it to a global audienceIt was five years ago, as he sat around a fire lit deep in the forests covering the hills of Dima Hasao in Assam, that a shadow of sadness came in…
The remains of Māori people taken by an Austrian taxidermist in 1877 and displayed in a Vienna museum have finally been returnedOn the shorelines of Wellington, the sound of weeping poured out into the thick mist of the city harbour. A procession moved…
As a journalist in a conflict zone I was used to covering deaths. But then a young insurgent who had laid down his weapons and become a friend was killedI first met Korsa Joga in March 2013 – a chance encounter in the intelligence department of the Chh…
Remains returned from UK Natural History Museum as well as from across New Zealand, a century after being dug up as curiosities by explorersThe skeletal remains of more than 100 Moriori ancestors, the Indigenous people of Rēkohu – or the Chatham Island…
Maori new year legally recognised for first time, prompting excitement and debate over how best to mark the dayOn the volcanic peak of Maungakiekie, astronomers and stargazers huddled in the freezing early morning to see the constellations of the new y…
After brutal colonial-era efforts to suppress Māori culture, symbols of Indigenous identity are flourishing once moreMokonui-ā-rangi Smith crouches on a woven mat, deep in concentration, the sound of tapping filling the room. Rhythmically, Smith hits a…
Champion of Māori rights honoured by Queen for life of work dedicated to improving ‘economic, cultural and social standing of Māori communities’A Māori leader, educator and historian who has dedicated his life to the betterment of Māori and was instrum…
The lawyer, teacher and activist was without equal. New Zealand is so much poorer for his passing, but so much richer for his lifeIt seems fitting that Wellingtonians woke to an eerie morning, mist clinging to the hills and harbour, as news broke that …
Māori children faced not just the physical abuse, but the trauma of being cut off from their culture, New Zealand royal commission hearsWhen Tupua Urlich – the first person to take the stand at a landmark Māori hearing on abuse in state care – is asked…
Marae embody deep connections to the land and are a statement of indigeneity – but Māori aren’t indigenous in AustraliaWhen most New Zealanders hear the term “marae” they think of the typical Māori meeting house.The angular facade, decorated in red and…
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Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi said the move was ‘an opportunity to reimagine a more meaningful and fulfilling partnership’The Māori party of New Zealand has called for a “divorce” from the crown and removal of the British royal family as New Zealand’s…
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Since its invention in the 1840s, photography has played an integral part in Indian art history. Although it is often said that India is the most photographed country in the world, the history of its representation is more complicated, and more politic…
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