Polynesian peoples in New Zealand include the First Nation peoples the Maori, added to in more recent times by immigrants from many Pacific Islands, such as Cook Islands, Tonga, Tokelau, Samoa, and so on.
The Maori form the largest of these groups.
The indigenous Māori are the group that makes up the largest minority population in Zealand.
The native people and minority are the maoris
Polynesian Leaders Group was created in 2011.
Polynesia. New Zealand, Hawaii and Easter Island are the three corners of the Polynesian triangle, a large area of the pacific Ocean.
An ethnic minority is an ethnic group that does not form a majority, or is not a subgroup of a larger ethnic group that forms the majority. An ethnic group is an identity based on common ancestry, language, religion, physical appearance and geography. Not all of those are required for an ethnic group, but some are. A minority is a group that does not form over 50% of the population, in a population where there is another group that does form over 50% of the population.
Polynesians are believed to have descended from Austronesian-speaking peoples who originated in Taiwan and migrated across the Pacific. The Maori are a specific Polynesian group who are thought to have originated in eastern Polynesia before migrating to New Zealand. Both groups share ancestry and cultural connections with other Pacific island populations.
Polynesian people are primarily found in several island nations across the Pacific Ocean, including Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu. Additionally, they inhabit parts of larger nations such as New Zealand, where the Māori are a Polynesian group, as well as Hawaii in the United States. Other regions with Polynesian populations include French Polynesia, which encompasses Tahiti and surrounding islands.
The Manobo people are probably the Philippines largest ethnic group. In the Philippines, people of mixed racial ancestry are commonly referred to as mestizos. The Manobo are likely of the dominant Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) ancestry. There may also some additional genes from the early Negrito tribes who were dominated by the Malayo-Polynesians early on.
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A Polynesian Dance Group
The term "Maori" is believed to come from the Maori language, where it originally referred to the indigenous people of New Zealand. The origins of the word itself are not definitively known, but it is used to identify the cultural and ethnic group of people in New Zealand with Polynesian ancestry.
In America Asians are a minority group