Cathy Dewes
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Cathy Moana Dewes is a New Zealand Māori language advocate. She has been a leader in Māori language and education since the 1970s.
Dewes in 2011
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori
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Te Wiki o te Reo Māori, or Māori Language Week, is a government-sponsored initiative to encourage the use of the Māori language in New Zealand. The week is set to occur every September, for the entire
Cathy Dewes
…The petition called for the introduction of Māori language in schools. Dewes and her peers established Māori Language Day in 1975 which later became Te Wiki o te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week). Dewes was a founding member of the Kura Kaupapa Māori schools movement in New Zealand. She was chair of Te Runanganui o Kura…
Tariana Turia, Governor-General Patsy Reddy and Nanaia Mahuta celebrating Māori Language Week 2019
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori Reception at the United States Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand on 19 September 2024