Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama
Tangata Whenua summary of vision and recommendations
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Vision and recommendations
1. Whakamana tino
rangatiratanga
Empower and restore tino rangatiratanga, through constitutional
transformation
We recommend the Government takes the following actions:
2. Whakamana te tapu
o te ahurea tuakiri
•
commit to meaningfully honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi to help eliminate
racism
•
uphold tino rangatiratanga so Tangata Whenua can determine their
own lives and futures, in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi
•
rebalance power between kāwanatanga and tino rangatiratanga
through constitutional transformation
•
urgently progress discussion to determine a way forward regarding
the foundational work and recommendations set out in Matike Mai
Aotearoa and He Puapua to develop a Tiriti-based constitutional
framework
•
develop clear aims for constitutional reform, in partnership between
kāwanatanga and tino rangatiratanga, take action and monitor
progress
•
address the land issues of Tangata Whenua using a Tiriti-based process.
Empower, decolonise and restore Te Ao Māori as the first culture of
Aotearoa
We recommend the Government takes the following actions:
3. Whakamana te tapu
o te wānanga
•
support the restoration of te ao Māori as the first culture of Aotearoa
and the re-indigenisation of Aotearoa through a process of
decolonisation
•
support Tangata Whenua to restore kawa and tikanga as the first law
of Aotearoa to uphold and honour tino rangatiratanga, in accordance
with Te Tiriti o Waitangi
•
support Tangata Whenua to restore daily cultural practices in
any environment, such as te reo, whanaungatanga, whakapapa,
mātauranga and tikanga, so Māori feel accepted and safe
•
eliminate racism from key sectors (housing, employment, work and
income, health, education, justice system) to significantly enhance the
wellbeing of whānau life in the short term
•
create long term plans that protect and promote all forms of Māori life
and cultural identity, in accordance with Te Tiriti o Waitangi
•
prioritise, in partnership with Tangata Whenua, Tiriti-consistent
transformation across central and local government through the
implementation of the Plan
•
act urgently to signal how government and other organisations can
make changes to ensure Māori people, culture, mātauranga Māori, te
reo and tikanga are respected.
Empower and restore how we educate ourselves and generations of
mokopuna in te ao Māori
We recommend the Government takes the following actions:
•
Te Kāhui Tika Tangata
strengthen tino rangatiratanga, enabling Tangata Whenua to regain
mana motuhake over the education of their tamariki and kaupapa
Māori education systems
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