a netball star's Te Reo Māori journey
Netball star Te Huinga Reo Selby-Rickit grew up thinking everyone in Aotearoa spoke Te Reo Māori.
Living in Ōtaki, her mother had made a concerted effort to ensure she and her siblings grew up immersed in te ao Māori; and while Selby-Rickit used to feel awkward about this – she’s now grateful for the experience.
It’s not that she was embarrassed to be Māori, she said, but more a case of feeling self-conscious and uncool because she “couldn’t speak English properly.”
Link to article: From embarassed to grateful: a netball star's Te Reo Māori journey | Stuff.co.nz
