The Maori people lived in groups or tribes. They called their main tribe iwi. Each iwi had a paramount chief called an ariki. The iwi was divided into smaller tribes called hapu, each hapu had a chief...
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Wellington (dpa) - Traditional Maori attempts to exorcise a curse
with water, wailing and prayer ended with the drowning of a mother of
two in front of 40 family members, ac...
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The Taonga Culture of the Maori in 1840
Mother drowns in curse ritual in New Zealand
