- Māori people - Wikipedia
Over several centuries in isolation, these settlers developed a distinct culture, whose language, mythology, crafts, and performing arts evolved independently from those of other eastern Polynesian cultures
- Maori | History, Traditions, Culture, Language, Facts | Britannica
Māori, member of a Polynesian people of New Zealand Their traditional history describes their origins in terms of waves of migration that culminated in the arrival of a “great fleet” in the 14th century from Hawaiki, a mythical land usually identified as Tahiti
- Māori | Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Settling first on the coast, they hunted seals and moas They also began to grow food, and some moved to the forests They lived in small tribal groups, with a rich culture of spoken stories, and strong traditions of warfare Their ancestors, and the gods of the natural world, were very important
- Meet the Māori: History Culture of Aotearoa’s People
In the 19th century, the term Māori entered general use alongside Pākehā According to the Te Aka Māori Dictionary, Pākehā has several meanings When used as a modifier, it translates as “English, foreign, European, exotic ”
- Discover Māori culture in New Zealand | 100% Pure New Zealand
Māori culture is an integral part of life in Aotearoa, New Zealand For millennia, Māori have been the tangata whenua, the indigenous people of Aotearoa Arriving here from the Polynesian homeland of Hawaiki over 1,000 years ago, the great explorer Kupe, was the first Māori to reach these lands
- The Māori Study Guide: Indigenous People of New Zealand
The Māori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand), have maintained one of the world’s most vibrant and resilient indigenous cultures despite centuries of colonization pressures
- Maori - New World Encyclopedia
In the Māori language the word māori means "normal," "natural," or "ordinary " In legends and other oral traditions, the word distinguished ordinary mortal human beings from deities and spirits
- The Maori: A Rich and Cherished Culture at the World’s Edge
Since the Maori are descended from Polynesian voyagers who settled the islands in the 13th or 14th century, the Maori have many social, metaphysical, and religious concepts in common with other Polynesian groups These concepts include mana and tapu
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