b'INTERNATIONAL POLITICSBUILDING EACH OTHER UP By Nikita Day- T he United NationsNew Zealand (Aotearoa) in response to The Maori Declaration on the Rightshistorical impacts of colonization for over Womens Welfareof Indigenous Peoples100 years. Land was compulsorily acquired (UNDRIP) affirms thatfrom Ma-ori by settler laws. Ma- ori language Leagues fightIndigenous women have a right to partici- was decimated by a colonizer educa-pate in the decision-making processestion system that prioritized the English for co-governanceon all issues that impact their lives. Inlanguage. Ma-ori knowledge, lores and addressing common challenges faced bycustoms were ostracized as being inferior, and constitutionalIndigenous women across the globe, manysavage and uncivilized. Patriarchy was organizations are standing in solidarityintroduced to Ma-ori and, amongst other transformation with one another, collaborating to findthings, now requires decolonization and to shared solutions.be unlearned. The Ma- ori Womens Welfare LeagueWhen Dr. Hope Tupara first began her (MWWL) was established in 1951 incareer as a midwife and was exposed 50Fall/Winter 2024'