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The ceremonial dance has been used at anti-vaccine protests in New Zealand without permission.
The co-leader of New Zealand's Mori Party was unsurprised about Meghan Markle's revelation.
"Thank you, kia ora," the "Jojo Rabbit" director said, dedicating his award to Indigenous children around the world.
"You dont get to culturally misappropriate it for profit," said an angry member of the Maori Council in a video message.
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"The fact that the suggestion was made and that there were elders alongside me who really acknowledged that it felt like a significant gesture."
The Mori people stand with Standing Rock Sioux by sending them hakas through Facebook.
We can't stop watching.
Absolutely electrifying.
The team received a 15-yard penalty for performing a traditional war dance.