Tangata Whenua

For the past 2 weeks on who are we hurumanu learning about Tangata Whenua and how the Maori came to New Zealand

1. Where did the Maori people arrive from?

            Eastern Polynesia they came from Fiji, Samoa, Cook Island, Tonga

2. How did they arrive in NZ? 

           They arrived on a Waka 

3. What did they bring to Aotearoa?

              Dogs Rats and kumara and Crops or the moari´s diet

4. How did they get food?

          They hunted the moa to get food and they did not know that the moa`s lay eggs once a year 

5. Write 3 sentences about the Moriori people

They settled on the Chatham islands

They were passive

And they were Maori

6. How did they prove that Māori and Moriori descended from the same people?

They checked out skeletons and DNA

7. Explain how the Moa came to be extinct

They only laid one egg a year and the rats ate the eggs. Maori thought Moa would be like hens and lay lots of eggs.

8. Why did Māori choose to settle in the places they did?

They could grow and catch food there, get water and keep warm.

9. In your word bank, write the meaning of whānau, hapū and iwi

Family,  a group of your iwi,  your tribe/ancestors

10. Explain the role of the rangatira - list at least 5 roles

They were chiefs, teachers, landowners, guardians of cultural treasures and leaders.