Contemporary Traditional Maori Culture, Part 1

" Who Are The Maroi?

By : Ismerai Garcia January,12,2012

Period:4Culture & 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.

 The One Tradition Of Maori Culture Is The Haka War dance. The Dance However Is Now Performed For Ceremonial Purposes, Not War. 

Another Traditional, Of The Maori Is Ta Moko : Tattooing Or Painting The face And Body With Dark Arching Patterns.

Traditional Maori Culture Is Truly Traditional By The Way they Dress.

Sadly, Like Other Conquered Indigenous Peoples, Many Maori

Struggle With Poverty Alcoholism And Drug Abuse.