Rachael Mario
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | New Zealand |
| Ein occupation | community leader, language activist |
Rachael Mario be Rotuman New Zealand community leader, social worker, den advocate give de Rotuman language. She be Chairperson give de Auckland Rotuman Fellowship Group.[1][2][3][4] She sana help setup de world ein first Rotuman Community Centre insyd 2020, wer dem dey teach den promote language den culture.[5]
Dem know Mario for ein work insyd protecting den preserving ein native indigenous Rotuman language.[6] Insyd 2018, she form Rotuman Language Week, sam week wey dem dey take celebrate de endangered Rotuman language, wey dem now dey celebrate insyd New Zealand den Fiji insyd May.[7][8] Insyd 2019, she lodge complaint plus de New Zealand Human Rights Commission against de Ministry for Pacific Peoples wey she dey allege discrimination against Rotumans by de failure say dem go recognise demma language.[9] Other Rotuman groups accuse am of misrepresenting de community.[7] She sana speak out in support of de issue of Fijian Hindu claims plus Pasifika, rather than sam Asian, identity.[10] She contest de 2022 New Zealand local elections, wey she stand for sam seat for Puketāpapa Local Board top, as part of de Roskill Community Voice consortium, Mount Roskill, Auckland.[11]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Love of social work propels Rotuma's Rachael Mario into local elections | Asia Pacific Report". 2024-04-19. Archived from the original on 2024-04-19. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ↑ "ABOUT US". rotuma.website. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ↑ "NZ Fiji Indigenous Business Leaders Meet To Promote "Solesolevaki" (Coming Together For The Greater Good) | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ↑ "Rotuman Language Week: Sustainability, Vetḁkia, at the heart of the language protection". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ↑ "First-ever Rotuman Community Centre in New Zealand set to be opened". Pacific Media Network. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ "Rotuman community celebrate 'unique' language with song, dance". RNZ. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lee, Irra (2021-05-13). "Kiwi Rotumans fight to keep their endangered Pacific language alive". 1 News (in English). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ↑ Raman, Venkat (2021-05-07). "Rotuman Community Language Week from Sunday". indiannewslink.co.nz (in American English). Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ↑ Arvind Kumar (12 December 2019). "Rotumans claim unlawful discrimination, complaint lodged with NZ Human Rights Commission". Stuff. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ↑ RNZ (2021-04-01). "NZ's Fijian-Indians want to be recognised as Pasifika, not Asians". The Fiji Times (in American English). Retrieved 2024-08-18.
- ↑ Laurens Ikinia (2 September 2022). "Rotuman social justice advocate puts key bid for Roskill Community Voice" (in American English). Asia Pacific Report. Retrieved 14 September 2022.