Contemporary Traditional Maori Culture,part1 "who are the Maori"

By Sebastian Anaya , 1/11/12period.1 Culture and Geography

 

The Maori are an indigenous Culture of New Zealand. 

 

New Zealand is a large island in the South Pacific Ocean off the south east coast of Australia

 

Some contemporary Maori are traditional, some live non-traditional,modern lives.

 

One tradition of the Maori culture is the Haka war dance. The dance however is now performed for ceremonial

purposes, not war.

 

Another traditional of  the Maori is Ta moko: tattooing or painting the face and body with dark arching

patterns

 

Traditional Maori culture is truly geographicly isolated

 

sadly , like other conquerd  indigenous peoples, many Maori