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Haka & Aotearoa/New Zealand Rugby

In Aotearoa/New Zealand, rugby is a sport that reflects complex histories of violence and peace vis-a-vis legacies of colonization for the Māori people.

Haka performed by the All Blacks, Image by Alasdair Massie
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