Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama 3. Whakamana te Tapu o te Wānanga Empower, decolonise and restore te ao Māori as the first culture of Aotearoa We recommend the Government takes the following actions: 4. Whakamana te Tapu o te Whānau • strengthen tino rangatiratanga, enabling Tangata Whenua to regain mana motuhake over the education of their tamariki and kaupapa Māori education systems • develop a curriculum, in partnership with Tangata Whenua, to educate people in Aotearoa about the country’s history, racism and colonisation, including resourcing specially trained educators • using wānanga, education, decolonisation, and Indigenous approaches, knowledge 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 after settings. Empower, restore and strengthen Indigenous systems that support whānau to thrive through whānau determinants of sustainable wellbeing We recommend the Government takes the following actions: • develop 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 • support whānau to uphold their culture, consistent with Te Tiriti of Waitangi, by: • 5. Whakamana te Tapu o Ngā Iwi Take o 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 o leading and determining their own solutions and initiatives o 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. Empower and support Tangata Whenua to eliminate racism and work with other Indigenous peoples to progress Indigenous and human rights We recommend the Government takes the following actions: Te Kāhui Tika Tangata • 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 • regulate social media and media platforms to prevent the distribution of content supporting racism and white supremacy. 18