If we are to genuinely understand and advocate for how the arts are valued by all 17+ island nations with diaspora communities in Aotearoa, we need to first know what art is from their various Indigenous world views. This means looking critically at the status quo of the cultural sector within and across Aotearoa and acknowledge that all people do ‘art’ – but it is organised, performed and created differently within and across different cultures.

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