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Māori Americans are Americans of Māori descent, an ethnic group from New Zealand.. Some Māori are Mormons and are drawn to Mormon regions of Hawaii and Utah, as well as in California, Arizona and Nevada. [2]
Location of Taumata Tamatea-pōkai-whenua (Tamatea, the explorer of the land) was the father of Kahungunu , ancestor of the Ngāti Kahungunu tribe ( iwi ). [ 9 ] Mention of Tamatea 's explorations of the land occur not only in Ngāti Kahungunu legends, but also in the traditions of iwi from Northland , where he is said to have explored the ...
The best-known and most extensively studied Archaic site, at Wairau Bar in the South Island, [49] shows evidence of occupation from early-13th century to the early-15th century. [50] It is the only known New Zealand archaeological site containing the bones of people who were born elsewhere. [50] Model of a pā (hillfort) built on a headland.
The English and Maori versions of the treaty contain key differences, complicating its application and interpretation, some observers say. To address this, over the last 50 years, lawmakers ...
In Polynesian Folklore, Hawaiki (also rendered as ʻAvaiki in Cook Islands, Hawaiki in Māori, Savaiʻi in Samoan, Havaiʻi in Tahitian, Hawaiʻi in Hawaiian) is the original home of the Polynesians, before dispersal across Polynesia. [1]
While Seymour acknowledges the Treaty of Waitangi is a national "taonga", Maori for treasure, he described its principles as "vague, free-floating ideas for activist judges and officials to divine".
This list includes groups recognised as iwi (tribes) in certain contexts. Many are also hapū (sub-tribes) of larger iwi. Moriori are included on this list. Although they are distinct from the Māori people, they share common ancestors.
Te Pati Maori said in social media posts on Monday that the protests in cities and urban centres would take aim at plans to reinterpret New Zealand’s founding document, the Treaty of Waitangi ...