Evidence from both linguistic and DNA sources places New Zealand's Maori peoples as originating from the aboriginal tribes of Taiwan. This diaspora was many thousands of years ago. As do the similar family of Austronesian races.
During this period of migration, the culture of the Maori developed and refined.
They first arrived in New Zealand/Aotearoa about the 13th century.
In Maori mythology, the recent ancestral home was known as Hawaiki.
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.
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.
Waka (Maori canoes)
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Pakeha is a Maori word that now refers to anyone or anything that is non-Maori. originally it referred to European people and their culture as these were the first non-Maori people that Maori encountered, but it is now broader in definition.
The people known as Maori are - Maori. They are polynesian and they come from New Zealand which they named Aotearoa.
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Maori people have a few cultural traditions. Some of their traditions are burials are big and families come together.
Polynesian people who became known as the Maori.
Because the Pakeha have come and stolen their most precious Taonga- their language
The word Mauri usually refers to the Maori people. These people were very well known and lived in Australia. There are many people who come from Maori descent.
The Maori people are Polynesian, with origins tracing back to islands in East Polynesia. There is no evidence to support the theory that the Maori came from China. Their ancestors likely navigated the Pacific Ocean from other Polynesian islands such as Tahiti.
Maori
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.
Maori chief Kupe is believed to have come from Hawaiki, a mythical ancestral homeland of the Maori people. He is credited with discovering and exploring the islands of New Zealand around 950 AD.
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.
Maori