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Beyond Disney's Moana: in the Spirit of Maui

A group of Auckland Uni Students, Tuākana Arts Mentors, and Scholars share a variety of views in response to trailers of Disney's Moana. They push beyond them in the Spirit of Maui, working with the global interest for mainstream pop-culture and media, in order to share some complex Indigenous perspectives and stories of Moana (Oceania - Place/People).

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