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[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 13 points 2 months ago

The "full blooded X" argument is an attempt to disenfranchise Māori from their whakapapa. If a person can and wants to trace their lineage (whakapapa) to any iwi or waka then they are Māori.

[-] Kyatto@leminal.space 6 points 2 months ago

I don't know, I have a not insignificant amount of indigenous blood (not Maori) and without any cultural ties I don't think it's significant as an individual. My family was raised and then raised me with no real connections to any of our hereditary cultures.

I don't really have an interest in submerging into a culture that is foreign to me, nor am I interested in attempting to benefit from any sort of reparations. I'm just a white girl with a large fraction of indigenous blood.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago

That was my "wants to" bit was supposed to cover. It's entirety your choice and no-one else's.

I don't get to tell you "how Māori" you are, or specifically if you are/not Māori enough.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

Including David Seymour, ironically enough.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago

That's something I just don't get. That's why I included "and wants to".

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