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?
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.
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