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so too does inter-tribal fighting between tribes of the brown-skinned people who now call themselves Maori. Apera, chief of the Te Arawa tribe, leads a war party down the east coast, attacking settlements along the way. Defeated warriors ...
The tribe (iwi) was a large political and territorially-based social unit. The leader of the tribe was called the ariki. The members shared common descent and the tribe was named from their ancestor. The basic role of an iwi was to protect the interests of individuals. There is also a ...
The most famous haka is “Ka Mate,” composed in about 1820 by the Maori chief Te Rauparaha of the Ngāti Toa Rangatira tribe. The original All Black haka was composed to celebrate the chief’s lucky escape from a tribal war. THE DANCE Maori posture dance involves the entire body in ...
‘Ah,’ he said, adjusting his glasses. ‘Ruaumoko! Let me see . . . “Over whose hips does the seminal fluid splash?” . . . Golly . . . “The orgasm like the shudder of the biting dog”. Do you know, I really think it might be better to get an elder from the tribe to ...
I had the honour of being elected chief of my tribe(部落). With the title came great responsibility. It was my job to make peace with the Maori Tamaki tribe, whose village we visited. Their soldiers jumped from a canoe and faced us down with fierce crying, sticking eyes and much noise...
The first European to arrive in New Zealand was a Dutch sailor,Abel Janszoon Tasman, who sighted the coast of Westland (northwestern South Island) in December 1642. His sole attempt to land brought only a clash with a South Island tribe during which several of his men were killed. After hi...