The stories collected here are told by Maori men and women who were physically disciplined at school for speaking the Maori language. Their stories are of the on-going effects of institutional violence meted out at the intersection of body, language and society.
Still Being Punished
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Author(s)Rachael Selby
PublisherHuia Publishers
ISBN / ASIN1877241490
ISBN-139781877241499
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Sales Rank9,813,914
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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“I have seen rangatahi arrogantly pass judgement on their elders who do not speak te reo Maori. I see the pain felt by our elders who were punished as children and who now suffer at the hands of the rangatahi who do not know about our history.â€