Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama Pillar 2: Supporting diversity and inclusion The most common theme to arise from the Tangata Tiriti engagements and submissions was the importance of meaningfully and substantively embracing diversity and inclusion. This means recognising and accepting the cultural, religious, ethnic and racial diversity that is now present in Aotearoa, and that will increase in the future. The majority of ideas expressed in this area, focus on creating a country where ethnic communities and migrants feel like they belong and are treated with dignity and respect – participants felt this was currently lacking. Te Kāhui Tika Tangata Ethnic Tangata Tiriti participants and submitters discussed their lived experiences of exclusion, discrimination, harassment and, in some cases, violence. They told us they were made to feel inferior, and that the centering of Pākehā norms and values was a barrier to their sense of acceptance and belonging. This pillar has been further broken down into four sub-sections: acceptance and inclusion; culture and history; intercultural and crosssectoral work; and religious diversity. 60