“We insist that protesters stop using our taonga (cultural treasure) immediately.”...
Or... what?
I know that some of our brothers in Canada, New Zealand and Australia have some unusual legal protections for indigenous peoples. So what are we talking about? Criminal charges? Civil cases? Public shaming? Rioting (after a proper Kata I would imagine)?
Oops! “Haka”
Good question. Since it’s ‘guardian’d property’ maybe it’s like music - can’t use the song unless you have rights? I think, culturally, tho, if the Big Cheese says something, it’s a small island.
In the meantime, I’m going to sit back and wait for the pantifa to come out to police “inappropriate cultural use”, and get it handed to them instead.