The Maori

The maoríes

Manuel Ibáñez and Javier Táboas

3ºE.S.O-B

English

Índex

• Origins of the maoríes.• Culture(I)• Culture(II)• Interactions with Europe before 1840.• Maoríes in 2010.• Tribes maories• Habit.• The maorí music.

Origins of the maoríes

New Zeland was one of the first places in the Earth to be conquered and colonized. New Zeland was inhabited by maories people before the arrival of Europeans. The maorí people arrived between the years 500 and 1300 a.C.

These people had to adapt their economy and create an original culture.

Culture(I)

The maoríes developed a unique culture with his own language, a rich mythology and distinctive crafts.

They formed a society based in the Polynesian social customs and organisation.

Culture(II)Language: The maorí language is spoken almost exclusively in New Zeland where there are 4% of speakers. The word “maori” means “normally” in their language.

From 26 July to 1 August of 2004 the maori language week was oficially celebrated.

The mythology: The mythology origins of the maori people is based in three main cycles: Begining with the creation of Ranginui, he is the father Sky, and Papatunuku, she is the mother Earth. The second cycle of myths is based in the life of semi-god Maui, who enriched the Earth and brought great benefits to humanity. The third cycle is centred in the history of Tawhaki, a heroic and noble figure.

Interactions with Europa before 1840

The arrival of the Europeans to New Zeland started in the 17th century. It brought big changes, the maoríes people adopted many aspects of the westerns society and culture. The initial relations between maoríes and europeans were very friendly.

Maoríes in 2010In 2010, there were an estimation of 660.000 maoríes in New Zeland, about a 16% of the national population. There were over 100.000 maoríes living in Australia. The maorí language is spoken by a 4% of the total population.

Tribes maoriesMost Māori lived in villages, which were inhabited by several whānau (extended families) who collectively formed a hapū (clan or subtribe). Members of a hapū cooperated with food production, gathering resources, raising families and defence. Māori society across New Zealand was broadly stratified in three classes of people: rangatira, chiefs and ruling families

Habits

The moko is the traditional facial tatto which distinguises and marks the clan that the maorí belongs to.

The Haka is a dance, which consists on shouting in a threatening manner accompanied by movements of arms and feet. The Haka was traditionally sataged before a battle.

The maorí music

• The maorí music is primarily vocal. The instruments are made of wood, bone, stone or shell. They are mainly wind and percussion instruments.

Webgraphy

• Content: www.wikipedia.org,www.pleiads.com

• Images: www.google.es

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