Maori+History+(6L)

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=Maori History before British Settlement= = = The Maori peoples ancestors were Polynesians from south East Asia. Maori occupied the Bay islands from the 10th century. The first tribes were only there for a little while. The Europeans made contact with the Maoris before they settled there. Maoris were fierce and had many wars and arguments with each other.

=**Maori History After British** **Settlement**=

Abel Tasman first came to New Zealand in 1642 and then Captain Cook in 1769. They said that the Maori people are a tribe of happy and fierce warriors. Since 1780, the Maoris encountered the Europeans as whalers and sealers. In 1830, the Europeans started to be living among the Maori tribes. When it was 1805, the Maori use contact with the Europeans visitors and then they balance the power of the Maori and then there was a vicious inter-tribal war.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maori

The Treaty of Waitangi was signed on February 6th 1840 by Maori chiefs in the North Island of New Zealand and by representatives of the Crown of England. The treaty gave the British rule over the Northern Island of New Zealand and the Maori people citizenship and the right of ownership of their lands and assets. The treaty had no legal authority and was not enforced until 1975. The British also never ratified the treaty.

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi