Roa, Tom2026-02-252026-02-252004Roa, T. C. (2004). Traittore; Traduttore: Cultural integrity and translation involving Maori and other indigenous languages. Journal of Maori and Pacific Development, 5(1), 44-48.1175-3099https://hdl.handle.net/10289/17982Traittore; Traduttore is Italian for Traitor; Translator. I argue here that translation from or into an indigenous language such as Māori is always, whatever the content and function of the source text, a political act and that, therefore, a Code of Ethics grounded in indigenous perspectives is essential if the ever-present danger of cultural betrayal is to be avoided.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Ethics of translationMāori translationTe reo MāoriIndigenous languagesJournal Article10.15663/K10.140733021-566847 Language, Communication and Culture