[lg policy] Katerina Mataira

[Davyth Hicks]

Dear Professor Spolsky,

Would it be possible to republish this statement on Eurolang, credited 
to you?

Best regards,

Davyth Hicks

Dr. Davyth Hicks
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On 21/07/2011 19:12, Bernard Spolsky wrote:
>
> Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira, awarded the Linguapax award in 2009 and 
> made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her 
> service to the Maori language only a few weeks before her death last 
> week, was without doubt one of the major contributors to the 
> regeneration of the Maori language in New Zealand, having been 
> actively involved for more than thirty years.
>
> Author, artist and academic Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira (a member of 
> the Ngäti Porou tribe) was the recipient of the prestigious 2001 Te 
> Tohu Tiketike a Te Waka Toi/Te Waka Toi Exemplary Award.
>
> Katerina played a crucial role in the renaissance of te reo Mäori (the 
> Maori language) through the development of Te Ataarangi (an 
> organization established in the 1970s and responsible for the teaching 
> of the language to thousands of adults) and through her writing.
>
> Among her many achievements Katerina was described as the founder of 
> Kura Kaupapa Maori, having co-authored Te Aho Matua – the philosophy 
> and charter for the Mäori philosophy schools which are known for their 
> immersion programs in the language.
>
> She was also the author of many books in Maori.
>
> Born in 1932, in 1996, Dame Katerina's lifetime contribution to te reo 
> Mäori was recognised by Waikato University when she was awarded an 
> Honorary Doctorate. Up to her death, she remained active in working 
> for the revival of the Maori language.
>
> I was privileged to attend the 2009 annual meeting of Te Ataarangi, 
> and was greatly impressed by her spiritual leadership of what has 
> remained, since its founding, a grassroots movement for language 
> revitalization. Her role was unique, and deserving of recognition as 
> one of those working for the preservation of endangered languages.
>
> -- 
> Bernard Spolsky bspolsky at gmail.com <mailto:bspolsky at gmail.com>
> Professor emeritus, Bar-Ilan University
>
>
>
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