Moriori

E166578

The Moriori are an Indigenous Polynesian people of the Chatham Islands, known for their pacifist culture and distinct traditions separate from mainland Māori.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Moriori canonical 8
Moriori culture 1
Moriori people 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Polynesian people
ethnic group
colonialPower United Kingdom
correctView a Polynesian people closely related to Māori
country New Zealand
culturalTrait emphasis on non‑violence
prohibition on cannibalism
prohibition on warfare
demographics small population in Chatham Islands and mainland New Zealand
ethnicity Polynesians
surface form: Polynesian
flag Moriori flag
governingBody Hokotehi Moriori Trust
indigenousTo Chatham Islands
invadedBy Ngāti Mutunga iwi
surface form: Ngāti Mutunga

Ngāti Tama iwi
surface form: Ngāti Tama
invasionYear 1835
language Moriori language
languageFamily Polynesian languages
surface form: Eastern Polynesian languages

Polynesian languages
mainIsland Rēkohu
Wharekauri
misconception falsely believed to be a separate pre‑Māori race
falsely believed to predate Māori in mainland New Zealand
nativeName Moriori self-link
partOf Realm of New Zealand
populationDeclineCause introduced diseases
killings by invading groups
land dispossession
slavery
practiced carving of kopi tree trunks
fishing and sealing
rakau momori (tree carvings)
weaving
recognizedAs tangata whenua of the Chatham Islands
region Chatham Islands
relatedEthnicGroup Māori
Ngāi Tahu iwi
surface form: Ngāi Tahu

Ngāti Mutunga iwi
surface form: Ngāti Mutunga
religion Christianity
traditional Polynesian beliefs
revitalizationEffort cultural renaissance in late 20th and early 21st centuries
language revival
traditionalBelief Nunuku’s Law
pacifism
traditionalEconomy marine hunting and gathering
treatySettlementInstrument Moriori Claims Settlement Act 2021
treatySettlementWith Crown in right of New Zealand
surface form: New Zealand Crown
treatySettlementYear 2020

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chatham Islands ethnicGroup Moriori
Chatham Islands hasCulturalHeritage Moriori
this entity surface form: Moriori culture
Moriori nativeName Moriori self-link
Wharekauri ethnicGroup Moriori
Waitangi localLanguages Moriori
subject surface form: Waitangi (Chatham Islands)
Pitt Island hasCulturalAssociation Moriori
this entity surface form: Moriori people
Rekohu languageOfName Moriori
Rekohu hasIndigenousPeople Moriori
Rekohu hasCulturalLanguage Moriori