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A welcome to a Maori meeting house

Ceremony of blessing for a display of a Maori meeting house in Living and Dying, the Wellcome Trust Gallery, at the British Museum.

Video features Natasha McKinney, curator, George Nuku, artist, and Kateia Burrows, Ngati Porou, Aitutaki.

Speakers in the ceremony: Karl Burrows, Ngati Maru, Te Ati Awa, Whanganui.

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