This New Zealand Herald article reports on how the government is officially changing many placenames from English back to the original Maori names. Reminds me of the recent reversion of Barbers Point to the original Kalaeloa here on O'ahu.
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Originally posted by Glen MiyashiroThis New Zealand Herald article reports on how the government is officially changing many placenames from English back to the original Maori names. Reminds me of the recent reversion of Barbers Point to the original Kalaeloa here on O'ahu.
good move.
reminds me.
WHY must it be referred to as;
the marquesas?
easter Island?
nekker island?
haole ethnocentricity.
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