Maori Culture in New Zealand Part 1

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1、MaoriCultureinNewZealandTheMaoriaretheindigenouspeopleofNewZealand,theyarePolynesianandcompriseabout14percentofthecountry'spopulation.TereoMaoriisthenativelanguagewhichisrelatedtoTahitianandHawaiian.ItisbelievedthattheMaorimigratedfromPolynesiaincanoesaroundthe9thcenturyto13thcenturyAD.Polyne

2、siaDutchnavigatorAbelTasmanwasthefirstEuropeantoencountertheMaori.Fourmembersofhiscrewwerekilledinabloodyencounterin1642.In1769BritishexplorerJamesCookestablishedfriendlyrelationswithsomeMaori.By1800,visitsbyEuropeanshipswererelativelyfrequent.Atthistime,waranddiseasetooktheirtollontheMaoriti

3、lleventuallytheirpopulationdroppedtoabout100,000.In1840representativesofBritainandMaorichiefssignedtheTreatyofWaitangi.ThistreatyestablishedBritishrule,grantedtheMaoriBritishcitizenship,andrecognizedMaorilandrights.Todaymanyofthetreaty'sprovisionsaredisputedandtherehasbeenanongoingeffortfromt

4、heNewZealandGovernmenttorecompenseMaoriforlandthatwasillegallyconfiscated.ThepresentMaoripopulationisaround600,000or14%ofthecountry'spopulation,andMaoriliveinallpartsofNewZealand,butpredominatelyintheNorthIslandwheretheclimateiswarmer.MaoriTraditionsThemostrecognisedtraditiontodayisthe"Haka"w

5、hichisawardance.TheHakawasperformedbeforetheonsetofwarbytheMaorilastcentury,buthasbeenimmortalizedbyNewZealand'sRugbyTeamtheAllBlacks,whoperformthisdancebeforeeverygame.HakaMaoriTraditionsThetraditionalMaoriwelcomeiscalledapowhiri,thisinvolvesahongihɑːŋiwhichisagreetingthatinvolvespressingnos

6、esasopposedtoakiss.MaoriTraditionsAnotherprominentfeatureofMaoricultureisthestrikingtattoosthatadorntheface.Fullfacedtattoosor"moko",amongsttheMaoritribeswaspredominantlyamaleactivity.Femaleformsofmokowererestrictedtothechinarea,theupperlip,andthenostrils.TodaytheMokostilllivesonasanincreasin

7、gnumberofMaoriareoptingtoreceivetheirmoko,inanefforttopreserveandconnectwiththeircultureandidentity.MaoriTraditionsAtraditionalformofcookingcalledaHangi/haŋi,hɑːŋi/isafeastcookedintheearth.Stonesareheatedinafireinsideadugoutpitandcoveredincab