Community Engagement Report for developing a National Action Plan Against Racism Pou 2: Whakamana te tapu o te ahurea tuakiri Empower, decolonise and restore te ao Māori as the first culture of Aotearoa Tangata Whenua participants said the Plan should signal how government organisations can change to ensure that being Māori is respected and that te reo and tikanga are not relegated to tokenistic gestures. Tiriti processes. Recognition of Tangata Whenua as partners to te Tiriti would also lead to greater diversity and inclusion for all diverse groups, including other disadvantaged groups, such as tāngata whaikaha and takatāpui. The restoration of their connection to the whenua and tangata whenuatanga was also important to Māori. This pou is broken into three sub-sections: te reo, tikanga and mātauranga Māori; Māori concepts, artforms and cultural expression; and diversity and inclusion. There was a strong expectation the Plan would also address all forms of discrimination and be based on te New Zealand Human Rights Commission 39