Last year our clever granddaughter (in top 10% of her class) had to endure the so-called 'bicultural framework' course at Wintec as part of a midwifery degree. She's a person who relates very well to others in group sessions regardless of ethnicity. She was naturally receptive to sensitivities associated with traditional Maori pregnancy, birthing and new-born baby practices, like incantations, burying the placenta, tying the umbilical cord with flax, anointing the baby, etc.
However, this compulsory 'bicultural' subject appeared to have nothing to do with midwifery. It dealt only on colonisation,
Our stories
Today non-Maori experience bias, prejudice and unequal treatment on an ongoing basis. This unfair treatment is ignored by our MPs, courts and Human Rights Commission as it is has been baked into our laws. At the same time, journalists from our state owned television and radio, government department staff and university academics actively push Maori special rights propaganda. "Our stories", those of the unfair treatment of non-Maori or non- Maori culture are often ignored or brushed aside. “Our stories” is an open forum where you are invited to tell your experience or witness of bias, prejudice and unequal treatment