Community Engagement Report for developing a National Action Plan Against Racism 3. Whakamana te tapu o te wānanga (continued) 4. Whakamana te tapu o te whānau • develop a curriculum, in partnership with Tangata Whenua, to educate people in Aotearoa about our history, racism and colonisation, including resourcing specially trained educators • using wānanga, education, decolonisation, and Indigenous approaches, knowledges and worldviews to move Aotearoa towards becoming racism-free and changing racist thoughts and beliefs • support the mātauranga and stories of Tangata Whenua to be correctly told, articulated, and acknowledged in Aotearoa through traditional forms of education, such as wānanga, and within all education settings. Empower, restore and strengthen the Indigenous systems that support whānau to thrive through whānau determinants of sustainable wellbeing We recommend the Government takes the following actions: • develop public policy to provide resources and support mechanisms for Tangata Whenua to restore and heal Whakamana te tapu o te whānau. This should be guided by the core values of mana, which is at the heart of kawa and tikanga – mana whenua, mana atua, mana tīpuna and mana tangata support the many layers of Māori society to be reinstated, through tikanga and kawa, so whānau can flourish in a te ao Māori environment guided by mana whenua, mana atua, mana tīpuna and mana tangata • consistent with Te Tiriti of Waitangi, support whānau to uphold their culture by: o o o • 5. Whakamana te tapu o te whakapapa honouring and upholding their tino rangatiratanga over their whenua, awa, cultural food sources and pre-existing inherent rights set out in te Tiriti to sustain themselves and live on their own whenua and marae leading and determining their own solutions and initiatives enabling their access to te taiao (the natural environment) to which they whakapapa and to strengthen whānau connections with their whenua provide more support for whānau to navigate and engage with local and central government to improve and achieve their desired outcomes. Support Tangata Whenua to work with other Indigenous peoples to progress human and Indigenous rights and eliminate racism We recommend the Government takes the following actions: • provide resources and pathways to support Tangata Whenua to work with other Indigenous peoples around the world to progress Indigenous and human rights • set expectations and clear accountability with political leaders in a plan to eliminate racism • strengthen legislation and other standards to regulate, reduce and eliminate white supremacy and racism in all its forms across government and society. Regulating social media and media platforms should be a key focus. New Zealand Human Rights Commission 83