Māori
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In Move to Protect Whales, Polynesian Indigenous Groups Give Them ‘Personhood’
Indigenous leaders of New Zealand, Tahiti and the Cook Islands signed a treaty that recognizes whales as legal persons. Conservationists hope it will lead to legal protections.
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In Rightward Shift, New Zealand Reconsiders Pro-Maori Policies
The nation has long been lauded for trying to do right by its Indigenous people, but a new government may force a reckoning of Māori affairs.
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Ask New Zealand’s Maori Party What They’re Wearing. They Dare You.
Politicians typically swat away questions about their appearance, but Te Pati Maori has wielded fashion as a political weapon.
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Why Every Women’s World Cup City Has Two Names
A concerted effort to say Indigenous names correctly, and tell the stories behind them, will show up in stadiums in New Zealand and Australia.