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Måamari Stephens.

145 pages ;

19 cm.
Introduction -- The only Måaori in the room -- Casual racism and the phone message of doom -- I never saw any narrative of Måaori life until I was an adult -- Reading the signs on a journey into Måaori law -- The Crown isn't just Påakehåa -- it is also Måaori -- What some bloody awful cartoons can tell us about ourselves -- What about a welfare system that doesn't judge need? -- Bad laws sometimes deserve to be broken -- Te Puea Marae, Tåuhoe and the state of (Måaori) welfare -- The long shadow over our marae -- Why is God and sexuality so bloody difficult? -- In the waiting place -- A good death -- The empathy gap and me -- Teaching and learning -- Mana wahine, the legal system and the search for better stories.
"Writings on life, law and culture"--Publisher information.

BWB texts.