Contemporary Traditional Maori Culture,part1         

  Who are the Maori?

By Vincent Vidana,1/11/12 period 5,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 tradition of the Maori is Ta moko: tattooing or painting the face and body with dark arching patterns.

Traditional Maori culture is really cool.Their war dance is awesome and I really like their tattoos.

Sadly,like other conquered indigenous peoples,many Maori struggle with poverty,alcoholism and drug abuse.