Revival of the Lost Māori Language Identity –New Zealand National Identity Regained?
Revival of the Lost Māori Language Identity –New Zealand National Identity Regained?
Author(s): Tatiana TökölyováSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Fakulta sociálních věd
Keywords: Māori; national identity; language; ethnicity; ethnic diversity; multiculturalism; assimilation; Treaty of Waitangi
Summary/Abstract: This paper analyzes the national identity of New Zealand, providing the most fundamental and crucial elements and moments of its continuous development from the colonial era until now. It deals mainly with the language aspect through the loss of the monolingual character of the country through bilingualism to the present multilingualism in the background of the Māori issue – loss of their land, political autonomy and language and the present efforts toward the remedies.
Journal: ALPPI Annual of Language & Politics and Politics of Identity
- Issue Year: III/2009
- Issue No: 03
- Page Range: 87-117
- Page Count: 30
- Language: English