“In my experience working with Māori clients, I’ve seen how some cases of mental health challenges like depression, anxiety and even memory and concentration difficulties can be better understood through the lens of ongoing discrimination, intergenerational poverty and housing instability.” — Carrie Clifford.
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“There’s a great deal of research across the world now that shows that trauma isn’t something that you just get over. It can be reproduced and passed down through generations.” — Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith.
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“I’ve known many individuals who grew old before their time because of the energy they expended, and the risks they took with their health or their domestic happiness, all to be able to serve a vital kaupapa that uplifted the wellbeing of the people.” — Tainui Stephens.
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Teachers “don’t realise they spend more time with Asian and Pākehā students. Māori students see it, though, and retreat to the back of the classroom, where they sit in groups and disengage.” — Anton Blank.
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