B2.2.1 New Zealand People: Maoritanga
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This article is from the New Zealand FAQ, by Phil Stuart-Jones and Lin Nah with numerous contributions by others.
B2.2.1 New Zealand People: Maoritanga
Brian Harmer:
"To give an indication of how complex the Maori situation is, here are the
names of some of the tribes. This section is evolving...
Maori Tribes (this is not exhaustive), listed in approximate North to South
geographic distribution (paraphrased from The Revised Dictionary of Modern
Maori by P.M. Ryan, 1989 Heinemann Education)
Te Aupouri
Ngati Kahu
Te Rarawa
Ngapuhi
Ngati Whatua
Ngati Tai
Ngati Paoa
Ngati Tamatera
Ngati Whanaunga
Ngati Maru
Ngai te Rangi
Ngati Haua
Ngati Mahuta
Waikato
Te Arawa
Ngati Ranginui
Whanau-a-Apanui
Whakatohea
Ngati Awa
Ngati Maniapoto
Ngati Porou
Ngati Tuwharetoa
Tuhoe
Rongo Whakataa
Ngati Tama
Taranaki
Te Aitanga-a-Makahi
Ngati Raukawa
Ngati Ruanui
Ngarauru
Ngati Apa
Ngati Hau
Rangitane
Ngati Kahungunu
Ngati Toa
then to the South Island
Rangitane
Ngai Tahu
Poutini
Ngati Mamoe
I believe most tribes had sub-tribes, and there was much ebbing and flowing
as various groups conquered, or were in turn conquered and enslaved."
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Lyndon Watson wrote:
"There are more in the Marlborough Sounds-Nelson region, e.g. Ngati Koata
who broke off from Ngati Toa in the last century and sided with local
tribes and who have just been in the news for getting Stephens Island back
and promptly giving it to the Crown as a nature reserve.
The question of tribal affiliation in the lower three-quarters of the South
Island is a vexed one because some descendants of the tribes who lived
there before the Ngati Mamoe and Ngai Tahu invasions from the North Island
(e.g. Te Waitaha of South Canterbury-North Otago who claim to be the
original 'Moa Hunters') claim to be members still of those tribes while
Ngai Tahu consider that they (and, indeed, the Ngati Mamoe) are now at the
most subtribes of Ngai Tahu. Tempers can get very heated round here over
this matter.
And it should also be mentioned that some do not like 'iwi' being
translated as 'tribe', and 'hapu' as 'subtribe'."
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For more info on Maori culture and history, try:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/aust/maori.htm
Links to Maori resources http://www.rmmb.co.nz/links/lmaori.html
http://maori.com/links/
Maori Organisations in NZ http://www.maori.org.nz/
Ross Himona's Maori Website http://www.maori.org/
Aotearoa Traditional Maori Performing Arts Festival
http://www.maori.org.nz/kapahaka/ampac/index.html
The art of Moko http://tattoos.com/moko.htm
For info on Maori history and lists several Maori writers:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com.au/dest/aust/maori.htm
Maori Language
Online Dictionaries
The H.M. Ngata English - Maori dictionary online
http://www.learningmedia.co.nz/nz/nd/ndindex.htm
KimiKupup hou lexical database http://www.nzcer.org.nz/kimikupu/
Tuition Demo http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~educator
Software Products http://navigator.co.nz/matapihi.html
And the Auckland City Art Gallery collection of Maori portraits by Charles
Fredrick Goldie:
http://www.well.com/user/wldtrvlr/auckgal.html
Adam Gifford (for whom I have no net address) invites people to visit:
http://nz.com/webnz/tekorero/
Once Were Warriors homepage:
http://www.flf.com/warriors/
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