| Description |
88 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Origins and migrations -- Pacific peoples -- Voyages and vessels -- Islands of Maui -- The discovery -- Survival -- Settlement -- The marae -- The land -- Social order -- The family -- The art of carving -- The skills of the weaver -- Games and amusements -- Education -- Language -- Life and death -- Warfare and weapons -- Population -- Health -- Music -- Adornments and art -- Religion -- Politics |
| Summary |
A thousand years ago, the Polynesian ancestors of the Maori travelled to Aotearoa in giant sea-going canoes. Here they developed a rich and complex culture, with an artistic output unparalleled in the Pacific. In this easily understood introduction to things Maori, Don Stafford explains the origins of the Maori, their vast migrations, their arrival in this country and their development here in both pre- and post-European times. Photographs and drawings from historical and modern sources illustrate the importance of the family and the marae in Maori life, developments in health and education, and the recent revival of Maori language and art. Drawing on tradition, myth and history, Don Stafford answers the questions commonly asked by New Zealanders and visitors about the original human occupants of Aotearoa/New Zealand |
| Notes |
"Produced with the generous assistance of Forestry Corporation of New Zealand Ltd." |
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Includes history, social order, the family, the arts, carving, weaving, games and amusements, education, language, population, health, music, adornments, religion and politics |
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Reprinted 2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 84) and index |
| Subject |
Maori (New Zealand people) -- History.
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Maori (New Zealand people) -- Social life and customs.
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| Author |
New Zealand Forestry Corporation.
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| ISBN |
0790003996 |
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9780790003993 |
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