it's just science
OPINION: Science is not a Western European invention and should not be contrasted with cultural knowledge.
Pākehā do not do Pākehā science, and Māori do not do Māori science.
We all do the same science and no one group has special claim to it.
Seven Auckland University professors recently wrote an open letter denouncing a Government working group report that advises teachers to discuss "the notion that science is a Western European invention and itself evidence of European dominance over Māori and other indigenous peoples".
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