Arana Collett
Arana Collett, is an adjunct professor of Te Wananga O Aotearoa, the largest Maori Tertiary Education Institution in Aotearoa New Zealand. Arana is a "pakeha" with 100% European bloodlines, who immersed himself in Maori culture and language in the late 1970's. Shortly after becoming a fluent speaker, Arana was asked by Maori elders and community leaders working within the language revitalization movement to teach others. He is now one of the most respected figures in the language revitalization movement in all of Aotearoa New Zealand. His perspective of coming from a "paheka" background offers a very interesting look at both cultures.Videos featuring Arana Collett
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One Path Walked Together
Arana Collett, a leader in the Maori language revitalization movement, recites a Maori saying about the necessity of solidarity on the shared path of life on planet earth.
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Bridging the Gap
Arana Collett, a leader in the Maori language revitalization movement, contrasts the Maori and colonial views of the land. Can such a fundamental gap be bridged?
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Who Are Your People?
Arana Collett, a leader in the Maori language revitalization movement, explains the subtlety of the term Maori (literally "ordinary") and its tragic misinterpretation by Europeans.
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We're People First
Arana Collett, a leader in the Maori language revitalization movement, says that since our world is made up of people, we can only change it for the better by forming good relationships.
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Off the Field
Arana Collett, a leader in the Maori language revitalization movement, describes how in sports many distinct individuals are unified into one team with a shared goal. Given that societies also share the same goals, Prof. Collett asks, can we apply that same unifying principle at a higher level?
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"We've got to realize we're people. We are individuals, but collectively we are people."
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