Ive nearly finished reading Alan Duff's (Once Were Warriors, One Night Out Stealing) 'MAORI: Crisis and the Challenge' - damn, what an interesting read. Duff (never one to mince words) basically challenges Maori (and especially Maori leaders) to quit blaming the past and the 'white man' for his own problems and embrace education, self motivation, discipline and modern values to raise himself (ourselves) out of the doldrums of poor housing, high crime, low education, poor health etc etc.
To be honest, I find myself agreeing with many of his ideas and indictments - as the saying goes "You can't fix a problem you don't own" ie. Maori have to accept our own fair share of the blame for our predicament and make steps to fix 'our' problems.
Anyway, its a good read - you may not agree with everything or even anything he says but its worth reading anyway for a side of the story and viewpoint seldom expressed in this PC day and age...
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