For defence.
Elsdon Best has written: 'Games and pastimes of the Maori' 'The pa Maori' 'Forest lore of the Maori' -- subject(s): Folk-lore, Maori, Hunting, Maoris
where maori won battle of gate pa
where maori won battle of gate pa
Maori Pa had storehouses that kept harvested food such as Kumara (sweet potato).
A pa is a traditional Maori fortified village.
The Maori word for a fortified village is "pa". It refers to a defended settlement or hillfort used for protection in traditional Maori society. Pa were strategically located and often surrounded by palisades and trenches for defense.
A pa is a traditional Maori fortified village.
Maori won the battle of gate pa I believe.
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Until the arrival the Europeans, Maori did not use or need to use a collective name for themselves. By the 1830's, they had come to use the word 'Maori' meaning 'normal' or 'natural' people.
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