In the process of research for a new e-book I am compiling to help people understand people, and I am starting with Pakeha', the Maori did not have a name for themselves only a number of tribal names.
According to Dr Michael King, noted New Zealand Historian "Maori relates closely to 'tangata whenua': people of the land: but with connotations of 'those who were here first' and 'host people'.
However the Maori people themselves do not refer to themselves as Maori. They refer to their tribal membership say Maori kaumatua Ross Himona. They are Maori only in relation to Pakeha. Maori means "normal" i.e. in relation to Pakeha. quotes from Pakeha, Its origin and meaning by Jodi Ranford.
Interesting isnt it?
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