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Mar 28, 2024 · Maori, member of a Polynesian people of New Zealand. To most Maori, being Maori means recognizing and venerating their Maori ancestors, having claims to family land, and having a right to be received as tangata whenua (‘people of the land’) in the village of their ancestors.
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Māori are the second-largest ethnic group in New Zealand, after European New Zealanders (commonly known by the Māori name Pākehā ). In addition, more than 170,000 Māori live in Australia. The Māori language is spoken to some extent by about a fifth of all Māori, representing three percent of the total population.
- 775,836 (2018 census)
- approx. 8,000 (2000)
Aug 1, 2017 · A Maori carving in New Zealand. The Maori People are an indigenous community of New Zealand. The Maori represent an integral part of the nation's identity and culture. Maori communities have also settled in Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US. The Maori community has an estimated population of 598,605 in New Zealand.
The Treaty is New Zealand’s founding document made between the British Crown and about 540 Māori rangatira (chiefs). Explore the Treaty of Waitangi. A range of features about the Treaty and Waitangi Day. The meaning of the Treaty. Visit the Waitangi treaty grounds and treaty house. The original Treaty documents are at He Tohu at the National ...
In the 2000s the Māori people were more diverse and dispersed than at any other time in their history. Some continued to live in their traditional tribal areas. Most, however, lived elsewhere, usually in urban centres. In 2006, 84% of Māori were living in urban areas, and only 16% in rural areas. Many Māori lived overseas, with over 70,000 ...
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Māori culture ( Māori: Māoritanga) is the customs, cultural practices, and beliefs of the indigenous Māori people of New Zealand. It originated from, and is still part of, Eastern Polynesian culture. Māori culture forms a distinctive part of New Zealand culture and, due to a large diaspora and the incorporation of Māori motifs into ...
Māori people. Hōniana Te Puni-kōkopu [ en], a Māori chief of the 19th-century. The Māori are the indigenous people of New Zealand. They were the first people to live in the islands. The Polynesian ancestors of the Māori came to New Zealand between 800 and 1300 AD. There are many theories about where the Maori came from.
