Last year, Canadian First Nations leaders came to Tuahiwi marae, just north of Christchurch, for the third hui-ā-motu. They explained how they have been using their self-governing autonomy, which sounds a lot like rangatiratanga, to build economic self-determination.

I left Canada almost 30 years ago. I attended the hui-ā-motu at Tuahiwi. And I wanted to better understand how so much had changed over a relatively short period.

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