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Moriori

The Moriori are the first settlers of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu in Moriori; Wharekauri in Māori). They are Polynesians who came from the New Zealand mainland by at least about 1500 AD, and possibly around the mid-15th century. The settlers' culture diverged from mainland Māori, and they developed a distinct Moriori language, mythology, artistic…

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Chatham Islands
36 (2013 census)
North Island
354 (2013 census)
South Island
348 (2013 census)

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Culture and marae

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Notable Moriori people

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Moriori

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Edges103
Triples224
Avg. degree1.98
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related to European contact (1791–1835) · 35
Moriori → After, As, Both, Broughton, Chatham, Chatham Island, Chatham Islands, During, Dusky Sound, Earl, England, European, Europeans, Great Britain, HMS Chatham, However, It, John Pitt, Kaingaroa Harbour, Māori
related to Origin · 31
Moriori → AD, Archaeological, Artefacts, August, Chatham Island, Chatham Islands, Chathams, Chathams Islands, Cook Strait, Coromandel, East Polynesia, East Polynesians, Further, It, Maori, Mayor Island, Māori, Nelson-Marlborough, New Zealand, New Zealand Polynesians
related to Waitangi Tribunal claim · 25
Moriori → British, Chatham Islands, Crown, Government, In, March, May, Māori, Native Land Court, New Zealand, New Zealand's, Ngāti Mutunga, Pākehā Chatham Islanders, Sealords, The, The Moriori, The Tribunal, Therefore, These, This
related to Invasion by Taranaki Māori (1835–1868) · 24
Moriori → Although, Chathams, December, Despite, European, If, In, Lord Rodney, Musket Wars, Māori, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Tama, November, Nunuku, On, Tapata, Taranaki, Taranaki Māori, Te Awapatiki, This
related to In popular culture · 22
Moriori → Arthur Thomson, Based, Chatham Island Moriori, Elsdon Best, European, From, Howe, James Belich, Melanesian, Michael King, Māori, Māori Moriori, New Zealand, People Rediscovered, Percy Smith, Roger Duff, Skinner, Te Ara, The, The Encyclopedia
related to Culture and marae · 18
Moriori → As, Chatham Island, Chatham Islands, Covenant, Government, Hokomenetai, In, January, Kōpinga, New Zealand's, Ngāti Mutunga, Peace, The, The Kopinga, They, This, Today, Waitangi
related to Political organisation · 16
Moriori → Chatham Island, Chatham Islands, Hokotehi Moriori Trust, In, It, Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims, Māori Fisheries Act, North Island, Resource Management Act, Settlement Act, South Island, The, The New Zealand Government, Treaty, Tūhono, Waitangi
related to Adapting to local conditions · 11
Moriori → Barker Historic Reserve, European, Food, Hāpūpū, Lacking, Polynesians, Some, The, The Chathams, This, Typically
related to Dispersal and assimilation · 11
Moriori → Although, By, Chatham Islands, In, Māori, New Zealand, Only, The, The Moriori, Tommy Solomon, While
related to Further reading · 10
Moriori → An, Clayworth, Doctor, October, Otago, PDF, Peter, Philosophy, Retrieved, University

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māori new chatham islands culture zealand island people population century language mainland waitangi taranaki also settlement claims treaty chathams crown

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MorioriChatham Islands36 (2013 census)1.00infobox
MorioriNorth Island354 (2013 census)1.00infobox
MorioriSouth Island348 (2013 census)1.00infobox
greenstoneinstance ofwhich being often cast ashore was looked upon as the gift of a good spirit who supplied their wants.Lacking resources of cultural significance0.80text
plentiful timberinstance ofwhich being often cast ashore was looked upon as the gift of a good spirit who supplied their wants.Lacking resources of cultural significance0.80text
they found outlets for their ritual needs in the carving of dendroglyphsinstance ofwhich being often cast ashore was looked upon as the gift of a good spirit who supplied their wants.Lacking resources of cultural significance0.80text
influenza.Invasion by Taranaki Māoriinstance ofof the population having died from infectious diseases0.80text
the vesting of 50 percent of Te Whanga Lagooninstance ofand shared redress0.80text
influenzainstance ofof the population having died from infectious diseases0.80text
Moriorirelated to Adapting to local conditionsThe Chathams0.60section
Moriorirelated to Adapting to local conditionsPolynesians0.60section
Moriorirelated to Adapting to local conditionsFood0.60section

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