Thanks for this Dr Harpreet. I love reading your work - Kia kaha!
Just this New Year’s Eve I had an exasperating conversation where I was told that a small red haired people occupied Aotearoa pre- Maori. Having a BA in Maori Studies it took a lot and all my patience to step through all the anthro and historian academics (naming several who are non-Maori) who have written authoritatively on Maori history and whom have never mentioned a pre-Maori red haired people. Goes to prove your point the stories being told and held onto by anyone with an anti-Maori sentiment.
This is a great read which I have shared widely. Thank you!k
Can I just note that the bolding of text is your posts can make reading a bit difficult? A colleague I sent the link to had to copy and paste it into a Word doc and remove the bold text before they could read it well - a quirk of eyesight and brain function, I gather.
Kia ora Harpreet — thank you for this illuminating piece. I really appreciated how clearly you unpacked the origins and endurance of anti-Māori myths and their influence on public discourse. An important and timely contribution to understanding these issues in Aotearoa. Ngā mihi.
Thanks for this Dr Harpreet. I love reading your work - Kia kaha!
Just this New Year’s Eve I had an exasperating conversation where I was told that a small red haired people occupied Aotearoa pre- Maori. Having a BA in Maori Studies it took a lot and all my patience to step through all the anthro and historian academics (naming several who are non-Maori) who have written authoritatively on Maori history and whom have never mentioned a pre-Maori red haired people. Goes to prove your point the stories being told and held onto by anyone with an anti-Maori sentiment.
Thank you for this! Kia kaha.
This is a great read which I have shared widely. Thank you!k
Can I just note that the bolding of text is your posts can make reading a bit difficult? A colleague I sent the link to had to copy and paste it into a Word doc and remove the bold text before they could read it well - a quirk of eyesight and brain function, I gather.
Thank you for the feedback. I was reconsidering the bolding as well. Will likely remove it in the future.
Kia ora Harpreet — thank you for this illuminating piece. I really appreciated how clearly you unpacked the origins and endurance of anti-Māori myths and their influence on public discourse. An important and timely contribution to understanding these issues in Aotearoa. Ngā mihi.