Submission – Waiata Takatāpui

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Summary

This submission is from a takatāpui (LGBTQIA+ Māori) rōpū (group) based in Narrm. They make this submission in the hopes it contributes to the healing of the wounds of colonial violence.

The submission covers:

  1. background regarding their whakapapa as a rōpū;
  2. the kaupapa of their submission & rōpū experiences;
  3. their expression of support for Aboriginal kaupapa as Indigenous manuhiri in Victoria;
  4. and further acknowledgements

It also includes a waiata (song) described as a “a love song to Aboriginal land and peoples”.