“The essence of the guarantee of Maori sovereignty is the right of self-determination, the right to control, administer and decide our own destiny.”

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Annette Sykes (ah-net sikes)

lawyer & activist

IMAGE SOURCE: Claire Trevett. “The real impediment to a Mana-Maori merger (and it's not National).” Blog post. mauistreet.blogspot.com. 1 Nov. 2013. | TEXT SOURCE: “Constitutional Reform and Mana Wahine” in “Mana Wahine Reader A Collection of Writings 1999-2019 Volume II.” Te Kotahi Research Institute. 2019.

IMAGE SOURCE: Claire Trevett. “The real impediment to a Mana-Maori merger (and it's not National).” Blog post. mauistreet.blogspot.com. 1 Nov. 2013. | TEXT SOURCE: “Constitutional Reform and Mana Wahine” in “Mana Wahine Reader A Collection of Writings 1999-2019 Volume II.” Te Kotahi Research Institute. 2019.

QUOTE CONTEXT: ”We assert that the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi is an affirmation of Maori sovereignty over our homes, our lives, estates and esteemed institutions and possessions. It alone is the formula that expresses how power and authority is to be distributed and limited between the Pakeha and Maori.”

QUOTE QUESTION: How do your People express their right to self-determination?

IMAGE CONTEXT: Mana Party President and tino rangatiratanga (absolute sovereignty) advocate Annette Sykes standing in front of the Tino Rangatiratanga flag, often referred to as the Māori flag.

IMAGE QUESTION: What banner do you stand next to?

MEDIA LITERACY CONTEXT: The quote is from a legal argument for Maori sovereignty. The photo is from a blog post.

MEDIA LITERACY QUESTION: What media forms help to persuade others of the sovereign rights of your People?

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