tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21542495.post115837150859213073..comments2023-05-12T11:49:11.618-04:00Comments on modified state of mind: i am not a crookTanya/Tikay/Tatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11470110737832236632noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21542495.post-7290148966459926342008-01-20T12:12:00.000-05:002008-01-20T12:12:00.000-05:00I love your blog, and I'm glad you left your real ...I love your blog, and I'm glad you left your real impressions of New Zealand, including the Maori toursist industry.<BR/><BR/>But your comment on not wanting to be part of a people that commited genocide....If you are a white north american, then you ARE part of a people that commited genocide. I am as well. This country did not belong to 'us' orginally. And we continue to erase the past, I live in a city that has a native american name, but no one ever remarks upon it or about the people who used to live here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21542495.post-1169379034217091732007-01-21T06:30:00.000-05:002007-01-21T06:30:00.000-05:00This paticular forum focuses on "Ta Moko" and it m...This paticular forum focuses on "Ta Moko" and it may help you with your research, maybe even enlighten you on what Ta Moko really means and what it signifies.<BR/><BR/>http://www.aocafe.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3304&start=0<BR/><BR/>Have A Nice Day :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21542495.post-1169361165472022692007-01-21T01:32:00.000-05:002007-01-21T01:32:00.000-05:00Sorry to hear that you feel that way about our mao...Sorry to hear that you feel that way about our maori people. Just wanted to let you know not all maori people are that way. We are a very staunch (Sometimes too much) and proud people, our customs and protocols are strict yet well respected, and in a world like today where everyone is very liberal, I can see how people can think the way you think about us.<BR/><BR/>However we are some of the most open, loving and embracing people I have known, after much travelling and learning of other cultural ethnicities. My husband is American, so thanks to him I get to see the world through both his eyes as well as my own. He always boasts about how he loves maori and respects them for how loving and receptive they have been in welcoming him into the family, even before he was a part of it. Many of my non maori, and non NZer friends also have expressed similar feelings.<BR/><BR/>Ta moko, as you will know by now is a very special and prestegious thing to our people. It shows your whakapapa, your mana, things very important to us. It is not a design like I heard you mention. It is also reserved for only maori people. In a world where traditions are dying, its one of a handful we have left and keep to ourselves. Kirituhi however, is a design, and is for anyone who choses to get one.<BR/><BR/>Just thought that I would play devils advocate and say that Im sorry that that was your experience of who you think Maori people are, but please dont label us all as being close minded, sarcastic bigots, because were not. Some of us are even educated and quite worldly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21542495.post-1168670532070169292007-01-13T01:42:00.000-05:002007-01-13T01:42:00.000-05:00Kia Ora,do you understand what the word genocide m...Kia Ora,<BR/><BR/>do you understand what the word genocide means? Because if you did, then you'd know that the Maori did not commit genocide. If you mean against the Moriori, well as a Moriori, I take offence to that since we have regarded ourselves the same as the Maori - who incidentally, are the same race of people that inhabit Tahiti (Ma'ohi), the Cook Islands (Maori), Hawai'i (Maoli) and Rapa Nui (Ma'ohi).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21542495.post-1168670399435887312007-01-13T01:39:00.000-05:002007-01-13T01:39:00.000-05:00Kia ora,Do you know what genocide means? Since if ...Kia ora,<BR/><BR/>Do you know what genocide means? Since if you know what it means, you'd know that we've never committed it. And no, the Moriori are not a separate people, since, we too, are Maori. You also have to realise, that the Maori race extends across the Pacific, through the Cook Islands, Tahiti and Hawai'i. We all identify as Maori/Ma'ohi/Maoli, and we all recognise each other groups as being the same race of people. Just thought I'd share that with you :)<BR/><BR/>me rokoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21542495.post-1168670248819273782007-01-13T01:37:00.000-05:002007-01-13T01:37:00.000-05:00Hi, do you know what genocide means? Because if yo...Hi, do you know what genocide means? Because if you do, who have Maori committed genocide against? (and don't say the Moriori, it has been proven conclusively, that linguistically and culturally they are a part of the Maori race, which incidentally, includes Rarotongans, Tahitians and Hawaiians, as we all identify as Maori).<BR/><BR/>annoyed Moriori.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com