Cultural misappropriation in modern New Zealand

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Cultural misappropriation in modern New Zealand

Jim Vause 2015

Jim Vause

Handpainted armorial bearing 1957 photo: Archives New Zealand
Handpainted armorial bearing 1957 [photo: Archives New Zealand]

Nelson GP Jim Vause ponders the topic of Pākehā birthright, and drawing the line between love of indigenous culture and cultural misappropriation

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