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Story: European ideas about Māori

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Explorers and Māori to 1800

  3. Biblical ideas, early 19th century

  4. Hard racism and the ‘Call of the Pah’

  5. The dying Māori and Social Darwinism

  6. The Aryan Māori and other stereotypes

  7. Modern racial stereotypes

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Explorers and Māori to 1800

Murderers Bay

Murderers Bay

New Zealand warrior

New Zealand warrior (1st of 2)

French portrait of Māori

French portrait of Māori (2nd of 2)

Death of Marion du Fresne

Death of Marion du Fresne

From page 2 - Biblical ideas, early 19th century

Monogenists vs polygenists

Monogenists vs polygenists

Anaura Bay gardens

Anaura Bay gardens

Rangihoua

Rangihoua

Māori policeman

Māori policeman

From page 3 - Hard racism and the ‘Call of the Pah’

Types of mankind

Types of mankind

Louis John Steele, 'Defiance'

Louis John Steele, 'Defiance'

Racist cartoon

Racist cartoon

From page 4 - The dying Māori and Social Darwinism

'Memories: the last of her tribe'

'Memories: the last of her tribe'

Māori population, 1840–2013

Māori population, 1840–2013

From page 5 - The Aryan Māori and other stereotypes

The Aryan Maori

The Aryan Maori

'The legend of the voyage to New Zealand'

'The legend of the voyage to New Zealand'

'Maoriland' postcard

'Maoriland' postcard

Memorial to Peter Buck

Memorial to Peter Buck

From page 6 - Modern racial stereotypes

Billy T. James

Billy T. James

Māori soldiers

Māori soldiers

Funeral of James K. Baxter

Funeral of James K. Baxter

How to cite this page:

James Belich, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/european-ideas-about-maori/media (accessed 6 February 2023)

Story by James Belich, published 5 May 2011

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