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The treaty of Waitangi was forged to exclude Māori women – we must right that wrong | Emma Espiner
The signing of the treaty marks the point at which Māori women began to be written out of historyThis week, to mark Waitangi Day, the Guardian is publishing five pieces of commentary from Māori writers.This year I’m not interested in the symbolism of what Jacinda Ardern does or doesn’t do or say at Waitangi. I’m looking to the Mana Wāhine Kaupapa inquiry. Nearly 30 years since it was instigated, the inquiry investigates the role of the Crown in contributing to the disadvantage that has inequitably burdened wāhine Māori since the Treaty was signed. At the end of this month a judicial conference will be held to consider the claims. Continue reading...
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