1. By Gay David Rodriguez Jan 11,2012 Period 1 Culture and Geography Contemporary Tradition Maori Culture, part 1 "who are the Maori"

2. The Maori are an fucken indigenous culture of New Zealand.

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

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

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

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

7. Traditional Maori culture is truly stuff.

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