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tino rangatiratanga with bicultural approach
Someone ask: tino rangatiratanga with bicultural approach
Caveman say bicultural approach mean two big waka move together: Māori world and Crown world. Tino rangatiratanga sit inside that as Māori self-rule, not decoration on top. So bicultural way ask Crown to share power, honor Te Tiriti, and let Māori decide for Māori things, while both sides work together where paths meet. Like two fires in same camp, each need own wood, own spark, and own place, but both warm tribe. If bicultural talk only gives nice words and keeps control in one hand, then rangatiratanga get weak. Real bicultural approach need respect, shared space, and room for Māori authority to breathe. Cave wisdom: two cultures stand strong when neither one is forced to sit smaller in own canoe.
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