Māori people

E312475

Polynesian people ethnic group indigenous people

The Māori people are the indigenous Polynesian inhabitants of New Zealand, known for their rich cultural traditions, language, and significant influence on the nation's identity.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Māori people canonical	11
Māori iwi	2
Maori	1
Māori people of New Zealand	1
Māori women	1
iTaukei	1
tangata whenua	1
tangata whenua of New Zealand	1

Statements (77)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Polynesian people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ
ancestralOrigin	East Polynesia ⓘ Polynesia ⓘ
censusClassification	Māori ⓘ
concept	kaitiakitanga ⓘ mana ⓘ rangatiratanga ⓘ tapu ⓘ whakapapa ⓘ
continent	Oceania ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
culturalRevitalization	Kura Kaupapa Māori (Māori immersion schools) ⓘ surface form: Kura Kaupapa Māori Kōhanga Reo (language nests) ⓘ surface form: Kōhanga Reo movement
culture	Māori culture ⓘ
diasporaRegion	Australia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
flag	Tino Rangatiratanga flag ⓘ
governingBody	Māori sovereignty movement ⓘ surface form: Māori King Movement
hasOfficialLanguage	Māori language ⓘ
heritageLanguage	Māori language ⓘ
indigenousTo	New Zealand ⓘ surface form: Aotearoa New Zealand ⓘ
influences	New Zealand national identity ⓘ
languageFamily	Polynesian languages ⓘ surface form: Eastern Polynesian languages
legalStatus	indigenous people of New Zealand ⓘ
majorIsland	North Island ⓘ South Island ⓘ Stewart Island / Rakiura ⓘ surface form: Stewart Island
musicTradition	waiata ⓘ
mythology	Māori mythology ⓘ
navigationTradition	Polynesian navigation ⓘ
officialLanguageStatusIn	New Zealand ⓘ
oralTradition	pūrākau ⓘ whakataukī ⓘ
partOf	Austronesian peoples ⓘ Polynesians ⓘ surface form: Polynesian peoples
politicalRepresentation	Māori electorates ⓘ surface form: Māori electorates in New Zealand Parliament
populationRegion	New Zealand ⓘ
preGameRitual	haka ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English language ⓘ Te Reo Māori ⓘ surface form: Māori language
recognizedAs	Māori people self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: tangata whenua of New Zealand
relatedEthnicGroup	Cook Islands Māori language ⓘ surface form: Cook Islands Māori Native Hawaiians ⓘ surface form: Hawaiians Samoans ⓘ Tahitians ⓘ Tongans ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ Ringatū Church ⓘ Rātana Church ⓘ traditional Māori religion ⓘ
selfDesignation	Māori ⓘ
significantEvent	New Zealand Wars ⓘ
socialStructure	hapū ⓘ iwi ⓘ whānau ⓘ
sportInfluence	New Zealand Rugby ⓘ surface form: New Zealand rugby union
traditionalArt	carving ⓘ kapa haka ⓘ ta moko ⓘ weaving ⓘ
traditionalCanoe	waka ⓘ
traditionalDance	haka ⓘ
traditionalFoodPractice	hāngi ⓘ
traditionalGreeting	hongi ⓘ
traditionalHouse	wharenui ⓘ
traditionalMeetingPlace	marae ⓘ
traditionalPerformance	kapa haka ⓘ
traditionalTattooing	ta moko ⓘ
traditionalWeapon	mere ⓘ taiaha ⓘ
treaty	Treaty of Waitangi ⓘ
UNRecognition	Indigenous peoples’ rights under UNDRIP ⓘ
writingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

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

HMS Maori → namedAfter → Māori people ⓘ

Parliament of Fiji → language → Māori people ⓘ

this entity surface form: iTaukei

Polynesian indigenous religions → associatedWithPeople → Māori people ⓘ

One Tree Hill → commemorates → Māori people ⓘ

subject surface form: One Tree Hill obelisk

this entity surface form: Māori people of New Zealand

Pitt Island → hasCulturalAssociation → Māori people ⓘ

Te Reo Māori → spokenBy → Māori people ⓘ

Pākehā → contrastsWith → Māori people ⓘ

this entity surface form: tangata whenua

Māori–Crown relations → appliesToEthnicGroup → Māori people ⓘ

Eastern Malayo-Polynesian languages → includesLanguage → Māori people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maori

Māori All Blacks → represents → Māori people ⓘ

Once Were Warriors → depictsEthnicGroup → Māori people ⓘ

Havaiki → associatedWithCulture → Māori people ⓘ

Te Arawhiti (Office for Māori–Crown Relations) → worksWith → Māori people ⓘ

subject surface form: Te Arawhiti

this entity surface form: Māori iwi

Treaty of Waitangi settlements → party → Māori people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Māori iwi

Māori people → recognizedAs → Māori people self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: tangata whenua of New Zealand

F24 → namedAfter → Māori people ⓘ

subject surface form: HMS Maori (F24)

Māori mythology → ethnicGroup → Māori people ⓘ

haka → culture → Māori people ⓘ

haka → performedBy → Māori people ⓘ

this entity surface form: Māori women