Māori people
Māori are the indigenous Polynesian people of mainland New Zealand. Māori originated with settlers from East Polynesia, who arrived in New Zealand in several waves of canoe voyages between roughly 1320 and 1350. Wikipedia
Languages spoken: Māori and English Language
Australia: 170,057 (2021 census)
Canada: 2,500 (2016)
Other regions: approx. 8,000
United States: 3,500 (2000)
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The ancestors of Māori arrived on canoes from Pacific islands before 1300 CE. Settling first on the coast, they hunted seals and moas.
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