{"product_id":"maranga-mai-te-reo-and-merata-kawharu-9781869408053","title":"Maranga Mai! Te Reo and Marae in Crisis?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent decades, New Zealand Maori have made huge efforts to reinvigorate their language (\u003ci\u003ete reo\u003c\/i\u003e) and the life of tribal meeting places (\u003ci\u003emarae\u003c\/i\u003e) as the twin cornerstones of Maori identity. Maori television and radio stations have been set up, a Maori Language Commission established, and language emersion early childcare centers (\u003ci\u003ekohanga reo\u003c\/i\u003e), schools (\u003ci\u003ekura kaupapa\u003c\/i\u003e), and universities (\u003ci\u003ewananga\u003c\/i\u003e) have emerged. But despite these efforts, te reo and tribal marae today seem to be in crisis: the number of children in kohanga reo is down 34 percent from its peak, only 15 percent of Maori children are attending Maori-medium schooling, and fewer and fewer people are participating in marae activities. Without a living language spoken regularly on the marae or in everyday lives, what does the future hold for Maori and for the nation of Aotearoa New Zealand? Focusing on the northern tribal district Tai Tokerau as a case study but with conclusions applicable across the country, the leading Maori scholars and elders in \u003ci\u003eMaranga Mai!\u003c\/i\u003e ask these key questions and pose potential solutions. The chapters provide personal accounts and stories, statistics, demography and policy questions, and present important challenges for current and new generations of leaders to resolve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Merata Kawharu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1869408055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781869408053\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Auckland University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Merata Kawharu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088934875391,"sku":"9781869408053","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e870e2b-2075-4071-aeba-922477bbb973.jpg?v=1769107365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maranga-mai-te-reo-and-merata-kawharu-9781869408053","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}