The Maori are the indigenous people of New Zealand, living on its North and South Islands in the South Pacific Ocean near Australia. While some Maori continue traditional cultural practices like the ceremonial Haka war dance and moko facial tattoos, others have adopted non-traditional modern lifestyles, as Maori culture has faced challenges from colonization like other indigenous groups.

1. Contemporary Traditional Maori Culture,part1 "who are the Maori" By Sebastian Anaya , 1/11/12 period.1 Culture and Geography

2. The Maori are an indigenous Culture of New Zealand.

3. New Zealand is a large island in the South Pacific Ocean off the south east coast of Australia

4. Some contemporary Maori are traditional, some live non-traditional,modern lives.

5. One tradition of the Maori culture is the Haka war dance. The dance however is now performed for ceremonial purposes, not war.

6. Another traditional of the Maori is Ta moko: tattooing or painting the face and body with dark arching patterns

7. Traditional Maori culture is truly geographicly isolated

8. sadly , like other conquerd indigenous peoples, many Maori