Download or read book Nga Iwi O Te Motu written by Michael King and published by Reed Publishing (NZ). This book was released on 2001 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of history is to understand the past and shed light on the present. [This book] does this for Maori history. ... [It] analyses who Maori are, where they came from, how their ancestors reached Aotearoa New Zealand, how their culture developed in response to New Zealand conditions, and how Maori life changed as a result of the European presence. It provides a context for understanding the Treaty of Waitangi, the recent Maori renaissance and calls for tino rangatiratanga. In particular it explains how and why Maori culture has persisted in the face of enormous odds against its survival. ..."--Back cover.