Sara Relli

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And what their stories tell us about the complexity of human relationships in New Zealand and elsewhereThe spiral motifs, curvilinear rays, and deeply grooved scars of moko, the traditional Māori facial tattoo, have mythical origins, rooted in the Eastern Polynesian culture and aesthetics that the ancestors of the men and women who became Māori brought with them when they landed on the shores of New Zealand’s North Island.

1 week ago | medium.com | Sara Relli |Ben Ulansey

A brief history of New Zealand’s “war” on Chinese and Indian immigrantsThe year was 1881, and New Zealand, a white nation for white citizens, a nation more British than Britain, was about to pass its first law restricting — and therefore discriminating against — the entry of a particular group of people. That group was the Chinese. But the Chinese were not the only group to be discriminated against. They were just the first.

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Sara Relli |Ben Ulansey

And how culture shines through language67.8% of the population in New Zealand today is pākehā, at least according to the 2023 census, while 17.8% of the population are tangata whenua.

3 weeks ago | medium.com | Sara Relli |Ben Ulansey

Member-only storyOr: crumbling empires clinging to a dying world viewSara Relli·FollowPublished inThought Thinkers·8 min read·--Children working in mines in Congo, 2007, photograph by Julien Harneis, via Wikimedia CommonsOn the night of 30 August 1957, as the royal anthem God Save the Queen resonated in the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, the British flag was lowered from Merdeka Square. In its place, the new flag of Malaya, the Stripes of Glory, was raised.

1 month ago | medium.com | Sara Relli |Ben Ulansey

Starting with the controversy surrounding the Benin BronzesSara Relli·FollowPublished inThought Thinkers·8 min read·--Benin Bronze in the Bode Museum in Berlin, via Wikimedia CommonsIn February 1897, 1200 British troops marched into Benin City — Edo as it was also known. At the time, Benin City was one of the oldest and best-planned cities in West Africa.