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Kia Ora Friend,
Today, Te Pāti Māori issued a Declaration of Political
Independence, ’Te Ngākau o Te Iwi Māori’ and are imploring all Māori,
people of all ages and ethnicities in Aotearoa to sign the
Declaration.
The Declaration ‘Te Ngākau o Te Iwi Māori’ proclaims
the following:
To assert Māori sovereignty as affirmed and protected in He
Whakaputanga and Te Tiriti o Waitangi, te iwi Māori shall establish
its own parliament, which will be:
• anchored in our tikanga and
kawa;
• focussed entirely on
mokopuna livelihood;
• established as part of
transforming Aotearoa into a nation which respects the tino
rangatiratanga of tangata whenua, and creates a safe home for all
peoples
Our proclamation asserts the pillar of our Mana Motuhake policy and
the enablement of our tino rangatiratanga, through the establishment
of a Māori Parliament.
This is the type of transformation our people have been waiting
for. What we have witnessed today is te iwi Māori across Aotearoa tell
this government that enough is enough. No longer can we allow this
very house to dictate our rangatiratanga.
Up and down the country, near 100-thousand people have taken part
in activation rallies and we have saturated social media networks. We
have mobilised our people in the matter of days in a beautiful
harmonious activation against this Government.
The wairua and ahua among our own was magic. Seeing Tangata Tiriti
and Tangata Whenua as one, which is the true intent of Te Tiriti o
Waitangi, is exactly what scares the bejesus out of this
government.
We will no longer let decisions made by this house determine our
oranga. The oranga of our people, our mokopuna the land and te iwi
Māori katoa.
We now begin the process of establishing our own Parliament. Our
people will design what this looks like for us, nobody else.
The proclamation can be found and signed here.
Ngā mihi,
Te Pāti Māori
https://www.maoriparty.org.nz/
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