dc.contributor.author |
Te Rito, Joseph |
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dc.contributor.editor |
Williams, LT |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
NZ |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-05-23T21:17:50Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
MAI Review 2008(2):8 pages Article number 6 2008 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1177-5904 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/18257 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This article briefly overviews the struggles to regenerate the Māori language during the period from the early 1970s to the present. On 14th September 1972, the Te Reo Māori Petition was presented to Parliament. It contained over 30,000 signatures. The event represents a major turning point in the struggle to save the Māori language from extinction. It is from this petition that Māori Language Day, Māori Language Week, and many other strategies and events to revitalise the Māori language arose. While there were many organisations involved in the struggle, this paper focuses particularly on the contributions of Ngā Tamatoa and the Te Reo Māori Society. In addition, the paper discusses the seminal research of Dr. Richard Benton; the subsequent development of Māori language in and outside the education system; intergenerational mother-tongue transmission in the home; and radio and television broadcasting. Although it is noted that surveys carried out by Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry for Māori Development) indicate that there is a rise in the number of speakers of Māori, as well as a rise in the support by mainstream New Zealanders for the Māori language, some concerns are raised over the quality of grammar and pronunciation being used in on-air broadcasting today. |
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dc.format.medium |
Online |
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dc.language |
English |
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dc.publisher |
Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
MAI Review |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Māori Language Revitalisation |
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dc.subject |
Te Reo Māori Society |
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dc.subject |
Ngā Tamatoa |
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dc.subject |
Māori Language Petition 1972 |
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dc.title |
Struggles for the Māori Language: He whawhai mo te reo Māori |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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pubs.issue |
2 |
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pubs.volume |
2008 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga |
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pubs.author-url |
http://ojs.review.mai.ac.nz/index.php/MR/article/view/164 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
310295 |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1177-5904 |
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pubs.number |
6 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2012-03-03 |
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