1. Contemporary Traditional
Maori culture part1 "who are
the Maori?"
Naomi Chaney, 11111 per.5,
culture and geography

2. The Maori are an indigenous
culture of New Zealand

3. New Zealand is a large
island in the south
pacific ocean off the

4. Some contemporary Maori are
Traditional, some live non-
traditional, 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
pattern.

7. Traditional Maori culture is
truly a big part of there
life in there religion.

8. Sadly,like other
peoples,many maori
struggle with
poverty, acoholism