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New Zealand (Aotearoa) – Māori Language Week, Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, is a popular, government-sponsored initiative promoting the use of Māori language. The week is part of the broader Māori language revival and raises public awareness for Māori language revitalization, learning and public usage.
Hashtags: #TeWikioteReoMāori, #MāoriLanguageWeek
Look for details online Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori
http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz
https://www.facebook.com/tetaurawhiri
https://twitter.com/reomaori
http://www.tewikiotereomaori.co.nz
Dates for the 2018 Māori Language Week are September 10-16 with the theme ‘Kia Kaha Te Reo Māori.’
September 14 is Māori Language Day, a reminder of the day 1972 when the petition for te reo Māori was suspended in the parliament.
Planeta.com celebrates each year. We are curating a Twitter moment with the most enlightening tweets.
Questions
- What are the notable publications and events during this year’s celebration?
- What are the Māori accounts to follow and share on Facebook, Twitter and other social web channels?
- Do other countries hold week-long celebrations of Indigenous languages?
- What are the dates of Māori Language Week 2019?
Elsewhere on the Web
https://www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-releases/2018/kia-kaha-te-reo-taiao
http://www.tewikiotereomaori.co.nz/te-wiki-rauemi/taiao/
http://www.tewikiotereomaori.co.nz/assets/Uploads/de0e72bd0d/Phrasebook-Kia-Kaha-Te-Reo-Taiao-SINGLESPREAD.pdf
Embedded Tweets
To celebrate Māori Language Week, we take you back to last year’s spine-tingling HAKA against @RugbyCanada#TeWikioTeReoMāori pic.twitter.com/cr7fgq4SeM
— All Blacks (@AllBlacks) September 9, 2018
Twitter Moment
#TeWikioteReoMāori
#TeWikioTeReoMāori
Videos
Other Weeks
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