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Thousands of people gather outside New Zealand’s parliament in Wellington in November 2024 to protest a proposed law that would have redefined the country’s founding agreement between Indigenous Māori and the British Crown. The law was ultimately handily defeated. (AP Photo/Mark Tantrum)

The Māori ward vote in New Zealand contains important lessons for Canada

Recent Māori ward plebiscites indicate that while institutional reforms for Indigenous representation are vital, meaningful change isn’t possible without broad public understanding and trust.
‘Slash/Back,’ directed by Nyla Innuksuk, follows a group of Inuit girls who fight off an alien invasion, all while trying to make it to the coolest party in town. (Mixtape SB Productions Inc.)

‘Decolonizing Lens’: Winnipeg and virtual film series reflects the beauty of Indigenous worldviews

The Winnipeg-based series has screened over 100 films in multiple genres by Indigenous filmmakers, and brings filmmakers together with audiences as a form of public education.
New Zealand media covering Jacinda Ardern’s appearance at the 2021 APEC Summit. AP/Jeff Tollan

5 years and 50 million views of news by New Zealand experts

Our authors change lives by putting evidence in front of policymakers. Epidemiologist Michael Baker says writing for The Conversation helped shape what later became NZ’s COVID elimination strategy.
Smoke and dust as food is prepared for a traditional Māori feast or Hangi, Rotorua New Zealand. Shutterstock

Restrictions on cultural hunting practices are limiting Indigenous people’s access to food during the pandemic

Many Indigenous people in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are lacking food security due to public health orders preventing them from traditional food sourcing.

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