New Zealand's First Inhabitants

When you think of the Hawaiian culture, what comes to mind? Do fire swallowing, hula dancing, coconut bras come to mind? What about sitting by the pool, drinking a pina collada out of a tiki cup? Well remember that tiki cup... *hint* it’s important. 1 The Hawaiians are just one part of the big culture: Polynesian. Polynesia is Greek for many islands: Hawaii, New Zealand, Easter Island, etc.

Native American storytelling has very many important reasons behind it, like teaching lessons that can help the children later on in life. The elders tell the children stories that teach them moral lessons they can

A people who was a member of parliament who was one of the people who fought for Maori right named Sir Apirana said ‘I do not know of any year the Maori people have approached with so much misgiving as this centennial year… what does the Maori see? land gone, the power of chiefs humbled in the dust, Maori culture scattered and broken.’1 Sir Apirana said this back in 1940 when the New Zealand Centennial exhibition they portrayed a picture of unity between the Maori and the Pakeha(European New Zealanders) but this was false as the Maori’s culture is being heavily trivialised and being faced with official and unofficial discrimination. In the early 20th century different rangatira (leader) from different iwi (tribe) started to appear to fight for Maori equality, even though the iwi have different views and differences the leader band together to solve a common goal.

There were two groups who are the descendents of the Polynesians who are the Maori and the Moriori who came into conflict with one another upon meeting eachother for the first time. The Moriori people were living on the Chatham Islands which are 500 miles east of New Zealand. They were for centuries living peacefully and independently until it all came to a brutal end for them in December 1835.

Within the zeitgeist of post-war society where rates of urbanisation soared, Maori people comprised 80% of the rural population and over the next forty years, the Maori rural population decreased as many became a part of the urban population. (Durie, 2007) This demographic revolution occurred due to the government’s acquisition of land, resulting in great changes with many Maori being disconnected from their traditional ways of life. (Durie, 2007) As these shifts continued, support networks of the whanau or extended families which were once source of strength of maori communities slowly disappeared and maori were become more often at the receiving end of hostile behaviour. (Durie, 2007) Mana in this new urban society was measured differently and it was regarded more in terms of material possessions in comparison with the society they were used to which recognized mana as a sacred spiritual element within individual dignity. (Durie, 2007) The influence of the marae on the individual and the

The Maori people were one of the first polynesian settlers, and they lived in groups where they, made tools and weapons, gardened, and caught fish.

Almost everyone has watched or read the book “Once Were Warriors” whether it be in an English class or on your own time. It tells the story of a New Zealand family going through difficulties but what some may not know they were indigenous peoples of New Zealand called the Maori and this essay will tell you all about their culture, traditions

The Maori have carried a number of traditions with them throughout the years. A few of the main traditions include performances, art, and tattoo. The performances are known as kapa haka, which is a traditional Maori dance. The literal meanings of the performances is to form a kapa (line) and haka (dance). The main purposes of the haka is to welcome distinguished guests, celebrate an achievement, or a pre-battle challenge (war dance). Visitors were not allowed to enter the tribal ground or Maori Village until they were formally welcomed by the haka. The haka include a combination of song, dance, and chanting.

One important aspect of Māori culture that effects their environmental ethic is their spiritual relationship with the environment. Māori believe that everything on earth descend from Rangi and Papa . This includes the environment. Therefore, Māori believe that they are equal to nature. Nature is like their siblings and their equal . Since Māori have this relationship with the environment, they have an ethic to protect

The arrival of the Europeans caused many changes to the Māori society between 1642 and prior to the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The Europeans brought with them many things to trade; however, they contributed to fatal impact in New Zealand as they brought with them weapons which killed a lot of people and enslaved many more as more and more Māori competed for weapons. By 1830 the Māori had learnt a lot about the world. They had learnt the skills of trade with Europeans and the Māori had missionaries that taught them how to read, write and communicate with the outside world. New Zealand was no longer an unknown and isolated land

The Maori, “Children of Heaven”, are the indigenous people of New Zealand. It has been thought that Polynesian navigator Kupe, discovered New Zealand in 950 AD, and named the island Aotearoa, “Land of the long white cloud”.1 The Maori migrated to New Zealand from the tropical islands of

Throughout New Zealand history, historical roots have played a significant role in the development of modern Aotearoa New Zealand. The historical past has shaped various forms of present social dimensions within the nation today. This essay intends to discuss the controversial racial inequality in regards to the relationship between Maori and Pakeha within contemporary New Zealand society. This essay will explore two readings; “Plunder in the Promised Land: Māori Land Alienation and the Genesis of Capitalism in Aotearoa New Zealand” by Wynyard, Matthew and “Stereotypical Construction of the Maori ‘Race’ in the Media” by Wall, Melanie. This essay will also further discuss a brief summary on my personal reflection

Marae is communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes societies. There are over one thousand Marae around New Zealand and it is essential place for groups which share relationship. In the past,it was the open place for community meeting. Nowadays it is a complex of building and open place which support facilities and accommodateacommunity. However, it is not used continuously, and mainly occupied for Hui and guests. The Maori maintain customs developed and nurtured. It is also important for the other non-Maori visitors to understand about the culture ceremonies and protocols to respect their culture. Even though Marae try to give visitors a “cultural experience of Maori”, itmakes disappointment visitors. Since the explanations were decreasing andhistoric was not made clearly but Te papa try to keep the culture as well aswants to be culture connection. The Wharenui is important point of a Marae and it has spiritual meaning. In shape it represents the human form and each part of a Wharenui is a representation.

Māori health has been impacted throughout different time periods within New Zealand, due to mostly the impact of colonisation. The introduction of Pākehā(Europeans) to New Zealand has concluded with domination of European settlors within New Zealand. This has resulted in change from the 1800’s, 1900’s and 2000’s within health causing change within the community and how it developed their health. Each time period will look at the state of health, the colonising method introduced, how it effect health and what was the resulted due to this, from colonisation.

At this time Māori were facing difficult situations as they were exposed to harmful infectious diseases, which only started when Europeans arrived. Māori were trying to cope with new settlements along with new