I LOVE this so much. Maori MPs in the New Zealand parliament protest attempts by the centre-right government and far-right "ACT" coalition partners to pass legislation that water down treaty rights of Maori.
New Zealand is one of the only places (the only?) in the British Empire where the Crown signed a treaty with all Indigenous peoples at the time of contact. It has shaped NZ Law and Society ever since!
Thank you to @b9AcE for the video.
#NZPoli #IndigenousRights #CanPoli
@b9AcE I've only watched this a million times now….
I am awestruck by the power of the MP (she is 22!) Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke. I also realized later that at the end of the Haka she positioned herself in the centre of the circle. The ultimate position of power.
She knows her place!
Here's a little more about her time in Parliament since last year.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14086861/hana-rawhiti-new-zealand-youngest-mp-haka-dance-parliament.html
@chris It's like an addiction. I keep thinking "oh, I'll just watch it one last time...", then a while later, "oh... OK, one more". :-)
I have the Daily (hate) Mail under near absolute boycott, but I made an exception.
Very inspiring person. Hope a lot of people, anywhere, feel inspired to take action too in their conext relevant ways.
i boosted them all. go back on my TL. it feels more and more epic as you see it from different angles and see all the people who joined in. literally, almost the whole floor and people up in the balconies.
Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸
b9AcE
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