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Contemporary Traditional Maori Culture, part 1

By Anna Ching, January 11 2012

Culture and Geography

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The Maori are an indigenous culture of New Zealand.

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New Zealand is a large island in the South Pacific Ocean off the south east coast of Australia.

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Some contemporary Maori are traditiobnal, some live non-traditional,modern lives.

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One tradition of the Maori culture is the Haka war dance.

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Another tradition or the Maori is Ta moko: tattooing or painting the face and body with dark arching patterns.

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Traditonal Maori culture is truly traditional.

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