Questions:
Use the questions below to help guide your note-taking. You need to identify the key points from the video and write your own notes. You can rewatch the video if you need to.
Your notes will be used to help you write a summary of the video.
Where did the MÄori people arrive from?
eastern Polynesia they came from Fiji, Samoa, cook island, Tonga
How did they arrive in NZ?
They arrived on a Waka
What did they bring to aotearoa?
Birds, fish and shellfish for the moari´s diet
How did they get food?
They hunted the Moa to get food and they did not know that the moas lay eggs once a year
Write 3 sentences about the Moriori people
They settled on the Chatham islands
They were passive
And they were Maori
How did they prove that MÄori and Moriori descended from the same people?
They checked out skeletons and DNA
Explain how the Moa came to be extinct
They only laid one egg a year and the rats ate the eggs. Maori thought Moa would be like hens and lay lots of eggs.
Why did MÄori choose to settle in the places they did?
They could grow and catch food there, get water and keep warm.
In your word bank, write the meaning of WhÄnau, HapÅ« and iwi
Family, a group of your iwi, your tribe/ancestors
Explain the role of the rangatira - list at least 5 roles
They were chiefs, teachers, landowners, guardians of cultural treasures and leaders.