ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム動画 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「Rawiri Waititi, a Maori politician in New Zealand, was kicked out of Parliament for wearing a traditional Maori pendant instead of the required necktie, which he described as “a colonial noose.” The whole episode, which resonated beyond New Zealand’s borders, prompted a subcommittee led by Trevor Mallard, the speaker of the House, on Wednesday evening to debate whether the pendant, or hei-tiki, constituted business attire. Later that evening, Mallard announced that the tie rule was no more. Under parliamentary rules, male politicians have had to wear jackets and ties in the debating chamber, a requirement that dates to Britain’s colonial rule of New Zealand. (The equivalent rule was effectively scrapped in Britain in 2017.) Nations in the region have wrestled with Indigenous issues for years, with some seeking to walk back or repair discriminatory policies encoded in their laws and traditions. For decades, New Zealand’s Indigenous people were prevented from honoring their traditions. But the Maori language — which New Zealand’s Indigenous people were long barred from speaking — is undergoing something of a renaissance. Maori greetings are now common in public broadcasting; road signs are increasingly bilingual; and many young Maori have enrolled in government-supported Maori language courses in a bid to reclaim their heritage. Still, archaic rules continue to be embedded in many aspects of politics. Tap the link in our bio to read more.」2月11日 9時33分