including rongoā Māori
WAI262 claimants are hoping a new kanohi ora strategy will help advance the decades-long claim about flora, fauna and intellectual property rights.
Te Taumata Whakapūmau is a collective of whānau claimants leading the strategy. Group member Melanie McGregor (Ngāti Koata) says it’s about capturing the voices of whānau, hapū and iwi to protect tāonga, including mātauranga Māori.
“It’s very critical to the claim that we have this body set up to ensure the voice of Māori is captured and that they can contribute to the national voice for the protection for their own tāonga.”
Kanohi Ora is a framework designed by Te Taumata Whakapūmau it says would provide ethical resolution for whānau, hapū and iwi followed by a process of engagement between Māori and the Crown to develop protection mechanisms.
Link to article: WAI262 claimants advancing protection of taonga including rongoā Māori - NZ Herald
