Māori hapū

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Māori hapū are sub-tribal kinship groups in Māori society, typically descended from a common ancestor and forming key political, social, and landholding units within iwi (tribes).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf kinship group
landholding unit
political unit
social group
sub-tribal group
associatedWithPlace marae
rohe (tribal territory)
urupā (burial grounds)
basedOn descent from a common ancestor
composedOf whānau
differsFrom iwi
whānau
governedBy rangatira
hasCharacteristic collective land rights
political autonomy
shared whakapapa
social cohesion
territorial identity
hasCollectiveIdentity ancestral marae
hapū name
hasEthnicGroup Māori NERFINISHED
hasFunction maintaining customary law
organising collective action
protecting ancestral lands
hasLanguage Māori language NERFINISHED
hasLeader hapū rangatira
hasRole economic cooperation unit
land management unit
political decision-making unit
social organisation unit
warfare organisation unit
hasSizeRange several hundred members to several thousand members
hasTemporalExtent pre-colonial period to present
historicallyImportantFor land tenure
resource management
treaty-making
warfare alliances
locatedIn Aotearoa New Zealand NERFINISHED
partOf Māori society
iwi
recognizedBy Waitangi Tribunal NERFINISHED
recognizedIn Treaty of Waitangi claims process
subdivisionOf iwi
usesConcept kaitiakitanga
mana
rangatiratanga
tapu
whakapapa

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Te Arawhiti (Office for Māori–Crown Relations) worksWith Māori hapū
subject surface form: Te Arawhiti