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how a new citizenship category could avoid a trap for Indigenous children born overseas

  • Written by Sarah-Kay Coulter, Lecturer in Indigenous Studies, The University of Melbourne
how a new citizenship category could avoid a trap for Indigenous children born overseasJohn Bryers Ruddock was born in Australia but is a New Zealand citizen by descent through his Māori mother. However, his children are not citizens under the current law because they were born in the United States. John Bryers Ruddock, CC BY-SA

Outdated laws mean Indigenous children in Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia can currently be denied...

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