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Tribe iwi is maori for tribe. E -we
Iwi or hapu (sub-tribe).
hapū/pori
The Maori word for nation or tribe is "iwi."
Iwi.
Nga Poutama, one of the iwi (tribe) of the Whanganui River confederation .
The maori word for nation or tribe is 'Iwi'. Iwi are derived from the great waka (canoe)by which they arrived in New Zealand from Hawaiki; for example the Tainui Iwi of Waikato and the King country are descendants of people who journeyed to Aotearoa (NZ) on the Tainui canoe. Iwi are divided into tribes and sub-tribes (hapu) and extended family groups (whanau). Tangata whenua is a name Maori use to describe themselves which simply means 'people of the land'.
Ngati Mahuta an Iwi of Waikato Tainui.
Maori is a collective term for all the natives of New Zealand of which there are numerous tribes and all are represented in their areas by Runanga (family representatives of sub-tribes within the greater tribe) or Iwi Liaison Officers (tribal representatives voted into their position by descendants of the tribe).
The main social units in Maori culture are Waka (canoe), Iwi (tribe), Hapu (sub-tribe) and Whanau (extended family). Iwi is an extended kinship group usually connected by a common ancestor and/or a migratory Waka or canoe. Iwi, though commomnly translated as 'tribe' can mean people, nation, or race. Iwi literally means 'bone' so a common Maori expression "I'm am going back to my bones" refers to a return to their Iwi.
Heres the basic of how to write a mihi ko______ this is where you write what iwi you are EG.. ko nga te rangi te iwi ko ______ this is where you write your sub tribe EG... ko ngati he te hapu ko ______ this is where you write the name of your wharenui and ect....