Article: Te reo Māori in classrooms: Current policy, future practice
The Māori language is now a requirement in the mainstream New Zealand classroom. The Prime Minister is learning the Māori language (te reo Māori) and non-Māori New Zealanders are attending te reo Māori classes as well. “The acceptance in national policy of the right of Māori children to learning experiences in te reo Māori in their classroom means that getting serious about teaching and learning te reo Māori is no longer an optional extra” (Stewart, 2014, p. 7).
This article, Te reo Māori in classrooms: Current policy, future practice, outlines the current (as of 2014) state of infusing the Māori language into all mainstream New Zealand classrooms. This article and other sources listed below are a great starting point when researching how other countries are listening to Indigenous communities’ concerns and taking action to make change.
Stewart, G. (2014). Te reo Māori in classrooms: current policy, future practice. set: Research information for teachers, set 2014 (3), 3-7
New Zealand Government. (2011, August 8). Te reo Māori in the classroom / How to plan for te reo Māori / Videos / Homepage – He reo tupu, he reo ora. Retrieved September 24, 2018, from http://hereoora.tki.org.nz/Videos/How-to-plan-for-te-reo-Maori/Te-reo-Maori-in-the-classroom
O’Sullivan, D. (2007). Indigeneity and Reconceptualising Māori Education Policy. MAI Review, 1(1), 1–4.
URLs: Te reo Maori in classrooms: Current policy, future practice
Te reo Maori in the classroom (New Zealand Government support site)
‘Māori has gone mainstream’: the resurgence of New Zealand’s te reo language