Contemporary Traditional Maori Culture Part1Who are the Maori ?

Paige Boyle01.12.12

period : 4 culture & 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 truly intresting with thier dancing

preformences.

Sadly, like other conquered indigenous peoples, many Maori struggle with

poverty, alchoholism and drug abuse