As I’ve mentioned before, the journey to reclaim my reo is one filled with mamae (hurt and whakamā (shame) and many other emotions, just as much now as it was years ago. My work asked me to share what te reo Māori means to me and the role it plays in my life for Te Wiki o te Reo Māori a couple of weeks ago, and since it feels like forever since I wrote anything longform, I wanted to share this here as well. It’s both an update on how my journey is going, and some back story. View Post