The ritual site becomes a communal classroom where songs and dances teach history, impart values and preserve cultural identity.
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Accusations of being a ‘useless Māori’ or seeing life through a ‘vanilla lens’ might sound mean-spirited and hurtful. But behind the political sloganeering lie deeper questions about Māori identity.
After years of marginalization, the bèlè dance has been embraced by a growing community who see it as a form of social and spiritual healing.
The Russian embassy in Vilnius now sits on Ukrainian Heroes’ Street (Ukrainos Didvyrių g.), a direct response to the war.
Māori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi has won the right not to wear a tie in parliament — his party’s legacy can’t end there.
Protests of Confederate flags and monuments have grown since 2015, but resistance is not new. African Americans have been protesting against Confederate monuments since they were erected.
If we’re keeping him, it’s time to reinvent James Bond for the digital post-Weinstein age.
Is being polite a commonly understood idea or is rudeness in the eye of the beholder?
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