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In one incident with the Māori, they attempted to kidnap the servant boy of the Tahitian chief who had come aboard with Cook when he left Tahiti. Cook's crew fired on the canoe, killing one Māori. Other incidents were situations of self-defence, the necessity for which was largely brought about by the lack of understanding between two completely different cultures.
because he was in the roal navy as a servant after that he wanted to go and explore. That is why he found botany bay [now called syndey]. Did you know that he was the first eurapean to find new zealend.
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Indian was a common generic term for native, dark-skinned people during Cook's time.
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Did captain cook meet the maori people?
Yes he did, he met them.
What is Captain Cook name in Maori?
Kapene Kuki
Who was the islander who sailed with captain James Cook and called the indigenous people of new zealand Maori?
From memory, he was Omai and came from Tahiti. I used to have a bit of an interest in history, and recall that the word Maori was a late comer - perhaps 1860s? I don't have an etymological or historic dictionary.
Is Captain Cook a real cook?
Captain Cook was a ships' captain, not a cook.
What country was Captain Cook from?
Captain James Cook was English.
Did captain cook meet the maori people?
Yes he did, he met them.
Did captain cook discovered cook island?
The Cook Islands are renamed from the original Rao To Nga discovered and inhabited by Maori people
What is Captain Cook name in Maori?
Kapene Kuki
How did the word Maori come about when Captain Cook visited New Zealand?
Until the arrival of Europeans, Maori had not needed or used a collective name for themselves. By the 1830's they had come to use the word 'Maori' which meant 'normal' or 'natural' people.
Who were important people on captain cook's ship?
Who were the important people on captain cook's ship
Who was the first white person that steped into New Zealand?
Supposedly it was Captain Cook around 1769 although there have been claims that other people were the first (after the indigenous Maori of course).
What were watercraft called called in the cook islands?
The Cook Islands are populated by the Maori people. The traditional watercraft of the Maori is the Waka or Waka taua (war canoe)
What quotes have famous people said about captain James cook?
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What did Captain Cook call the two main islands of NZ after he asked the local Maori?
The two main islands of NZ are the North Island and South Island. In Maori, the North Island is known as 'Te Ika a Maui' (meaning 'the land of Maui') The South Island is known as 'Te Wai Pounamu' (meaning 'the greenstone island') Captain Cook gave the islands these names after asking the Maori.
Who was the islander who sailed with captain James Cook and called the indigenous people of new zealand Maori?
From memory, he was Omai and came from Tahiti. I used to have a bit of an interest in history, and recall that the word Maori was a late comer - perhaps 1860s? I don't have an etymological or historic dictionary.
Maori name for Mt Cook?
The Maori name for Mt Cook is Aoraki.
Is Captain Cook a real cook?
Captain Cook was a ships' captain, not a cook.
