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… groups and the general hostility that prevailed among many tribes, allowed for the development of dialectal differences … are: kaika = home (South Island) kainga = home (most other tribes) tangata = man (most tribes) tanata = man (among Tuhoe) kei te pai = good (most …
… or a very close variant, was adopted by the independent tribes in 1834. Baron De Thierry used a large “blue and … appears to have survived. Flag of the Independent Tribes of New Zealand (1834): Prior to the signing of the …
… is the varying degrees of originality of language among the tribes. This state of affairs has been in part due to the proximity of tribes to European urban areas; for example, the South …
… part of the same body of traditional lore. According to the tribes of the west coast of the North Island, and those of …
… was undoubtedly Te Rauparaha, a chief of the Ngati Toa tribe of the Kawhia district. This was a small tribe, closely related to the Waikato and Ngati Maniapoto tribes who surrounded the Kawhia domains of Ngati Toa. Te …
… regarding with Her Royal Favour the Native Chiefs and Tribes of New Zealand and anxious to protect their just …
… ( c. 1800–60). Paramount chief of the Waikato tribes and first Maori King. A new biography of Te … time had just become the principal war chief of the Waikato tribes. His mother was Te Parengaope, a high chieftainess of …
… (carver) were keenly sought after, not only by his own tribe, but even by distant tribes. In some tribes carvers tended to come from certain …
… to confirm their suspicions. Though volunteers from outside tribes often joined in, giving the Maori forces the … retained by the Government for European settlement. Some tribes like Ngati Maniapoto lost no land, though equally …
… information on the movements and activities of the various tribes is tradition. In some districts where traditions have … In the proper sense of the word, history of the Maori tribes begins with material written down at the time of the …