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Wow, as a Maori, I was ready to cringe but this was really beautifully and respectfully made. This has more nuance than some history books written in aotearoa! I truly appreciate the effort and love put into this video, Thank you so much for this amazing international resource, Arohanui
Cogito Can you do the Aztec religion next please before doing any other religion. That’s been an anticipated video. And your videos are fun and educational
As a pākehā raised here, I also agree! I wish I'd learned this in school and didn't have to google the NZ wars when I was an adult to learn about it ay..
Same. I initially thought it was ridiculous but after educating myself on this subject I believe it was absolutely warranted. They basically tricked them and stole their land over time. And now they want to strip their rights. The rights that they didn't even fully respect or acknowlegde until now. What a joke. May the Maori people stand strong for their rights and may they be victorious.
Both my grandfathers were fluent in the language but chose not to pass on the language to either of my parents. Now they're both dead, but I'm not giving up on relearning the language in my own time :) This was a cool informative video and I really appreciate it!
Great idea BUT remember its a tribal language with a very small word base....so much meaning has to be METAPHOR,, great for song & poetry but aweful to fix microwaves . ...I had an HUG from Pixie Williams... now find out who she was
As a Māori myself, having not really grown up with the culture, this video made me emotional. I was never taught this in schools, and my Mum keeps telling me that I need to start embracing my culture more. I will start today. Thank you for this informative video!
We should all have knowledge and be proud of our heritage! We need to know where we came from. To feel grounded in your ancestry is essential! I'm from UK and am interested and proud of some of our achievements BUT not ALL of it! We have left some very bad things in our wake. I do have to give credit where it's due. I'm sorry though, the parts of our PAST empire behaved as though we were entitled, which was unbelievable! Thank goodness this had passed realising it was so wrong! Unbelievable! I will add I had very close family friends that emigrated to New Zealand years ago and the son (my age) married a Maori young lady.and had two children. I'm happy your language is not lost and is resurrected. Have happy days and good health 👌❤️🤗🌈
@Cian I am grateful to have this m sage from you. I realise regarding achievement, all nations “achieve” either simultaneously, earlier or later! I hope on the journey we can help and learn from one another. One of the things I don’t like about Empire building (of course many others other than UK did this) is the feeling of entitlement and superiority SOME people had. I hope most in my heart they were voyages of discovery, which I think is a natural desire for some and that is wonderful! Perhaps many have been responsible for repression of their own TO their own AND others through the centuries! However, there is good amongst it. Many of our sea-farers were press-ganged into the mariners life and record shows they as well as others, were treated with disdain and whipped for the slightest demeanour. Plus in our country the “workers” were 99% treated worse than a beast of burden, including children: building the wealth for the factory owner. We had FEW factory owners who treated worker with respect and housed them even. That was the philanthropic company of Joseph Cadbury of the Quakers. I could go on. Thank you! 🙏👌🤗
quite literally what happened - it’s no debate with most new zealand historians that the treaty was deliberately mistranslated in order to win māori over, the debate lies in WHY it was mistranslated, some say that james busby (the crown representative in new zealand before the treaty) was looking to get an official place in the country so he wouldn’t have to be moved to an office in india
Current day Maori are the direct descendants of their polynesian tupuna.... who were the first people to set foot in and settle Aotearoa. They didn't brutally colonize any pre-existing peoples to take their land off them, as Pakeha did in earning the title of colonizers. You might want to argue what to call those first folk who set foot in Aotearoa, but pretending their descendents aren't the original native people of Aotearoa is pretty stupid (to say the least).
@@El-Pollo-Loco and i dont take these platforms for granted, i see these platforms as ways to help me survive in a system that was built to destroy my culture quietly and use them to help me gain knowledge of the history of my people who like many indegenous people were forced off their land and had to fit in with a “western society”
As a Hawaiian, I would like to say Aroha to all of the Māori who might see this video and comment. Your guys culture and way of living is so unique and amazing to learn about,I hope you all are proud of your culture like how I’m proud of mine and never forget that we are from the greatest sea voyagers from all of humankind. 💜
Yeah the culture that spread across Polynesia by singing kumbayah - unless you thought the Haka was a lullaby and the tattoos symbolised ‘peace’? News flash: they don’t. I don’t have a problem with that especially, I just don’t like hypocrisy and this infantilising of native cultures which were often pretty brutal
@@mogznwazwhats changed? the fact more of it happens and more of us are too far away and morally disengaged? well in todays day and age things change overnight
Being Maori, i was a little concerned at the start of this vid but i can honestly say that i am impressed and humbled with the depth of research that has obviously gone into this. Thank you
@@cascade3769 you understood what i meant so what you just said was irrelevant, imagine having nothing else better to do but troll online. Lmao grow up
Im not Maori but I shed a few tears in the end because the passion and heart they all posses to keep their culture alive despite the horrors that have been inflicted upon them is... I have no words. Actual tears , keep it going
@@kzstu4404 thats something that comes with not knowing that the vowels are pronounced differently. its not a language you will hear outside of nz and even here most people only speak broken moari because alot dont put the time into learning it.
@@currentlyexisting7269 @CurrentlyExisting "As of 2012 there were an estimated 2 million ethnic Polynesians (full and part) worldwide, the vast majority of whom either inhabit independent Polynesian nation-states (Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands, Tonga, and Tuvalu) or form minorities in countries such as Australia, Chile (Easter Island), New Zealand, France (French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna), and the United States (Hawaii and American Samoa), in addition to the British Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands. New Zealand had the highest population of Polynesians, estimated at 110,000 in the 18th century" They came on boats too, killed the natives and now they are the natives called Māori. Like what Spain did to the Aztecs. The Māori are the Polynesian people of New Zealand, the Māori were settlers from East Polynesia.... You understand now?
@@adamski9952 yes but I don't really agree with you I'm gonna need more convincing from other people everywhere else calls them the native people of New zealand
Im glad you went into detail and didnt shy away from the pronunciation. Our language is slowly dying and people wanting to avoid it due to its difficulty is one of the reasons why. Love this video! Kia kaha x
Everytime im watching maoris im crying from respect. New Zealanders fought bravely in the greeks side the nazis in the battle of Crete. Thank to new Zealanders from the bottom of my heart. I wont forget
I’ve lived in New Zealand and always found that they did a remarkably good job at promoting and conserving Māori culture when compared to other post-colonial countries. Of course, since I’m not Māori myself I can’t be certain, but from an outside perspective it seemed to be highly respected.
Hi a Maori here. I think we're treated the way we are because of the way we engage the Pakeha world view like politics and such they couldn't genocide US during colonisation so they used treaties and legislation to form a new nation and within that nation we kept fighting we built our own schools starting from kohanga/pr school right up to university /te wananga I aotearoa/ awanuiarangi. and we never stop voicing our values a protest and we engage with parliament.
@@fentonpene6131 I'm pakeha but I'm pretty upset about the Maori Party's role as a National coalition partner. From what I could gather, the Maori Party bent over backwards and actually acted against the interests of Maori on some of those issues like the Foreshore and Seabed Act. It's no wonder that the party is pretty dead but I can't help but feel like there's less representation for Maori in parliament now because of it.
When the italians tried to do this to ethiopia they lost a war against them once ethiopia learned what was in the treaty, and that's why ethiopia was never colonized (only occupied in the late interwar period and ww2)
Moreover, Slavery, Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done, and benefited by evildoers.History repeats itself. Remember, bloody Civil War finished up Slavery. Devastating World War II finished up centuries-old Anglo Western Colonialism worldwide. Likewise, would World War III, however bloody and devastating it may be, finish up global Colonization which has been lingering on from North America to South America, from Siberia & Far-East Asia to Australia & New Zealand? In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return them to rightful owners. Remember, notorious global cardinal crimes that Anglo West had committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery and Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask?
@@mrsalwaysright6478 You're on point. May I ask, why don't they, Anglo Colonizers. all have a family reunion on their very own land of jolly old England? Return the looted land of Canada to Native people there. Return the looted Continent of Australia in Asia-Pacific to people of Asia-Pacific region. Return the looted New Zealand to Native Maori people. Slavery, Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done, and benefited by evildoers. Remember, notorious centuries-long global cardinal crimes that Anglo clans had committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery and Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask?
I descend from the Ariki (high chief) Wiremu Karaweko. I'm proud with how fast my ancestors were able to adapt to the new technologies that the Europeans bought over and how they were able to understand the European system of politics. Maori play a major role in parliament, many also play a large role in fields such as scientific research and the arts industry. We have come a long way in a very short time.
@@stringpuppet3626 They are shaping policies in parliament, writing theses, and have earned world wide recognition in the art and sports world. I don't know about you but I would consider that playing a major role. Not bad for a minority group.
As an Aussie who’s lived in NZ for 11 years (and did not go to school here), I’m glad to have watched this and learned a lot. Such a rich and interesting culture!
There's a new dawn awaiting, I guess one thing thing the pakeha system has taught us is their education system. The Maori have learnt it, adapted now we are starting to assimilate to it watch out we coming were going to blow the roof off it, Time to rise up. mauriora Kia kaha te iwi Maori o Aotearoa.
I live in Australia, and I had never heard or seen anything about this history!! Thank you for the crash course, I am certainly going to look further into Maori history.
Honestly, the Aussie-Kiwi bond that we parade needs to include Maori and First Nations/Torres Strait Islander representation more. I'm Maori and that indigenous solidarity can be just as meaningful as the British-colony one.
This is really really well done! I cringe when foreigners do educational videos on our culture, I've found they take a bit of creative liberty. Thank you for this quality history recap! Mauri ora!
Thanks for this video. I live in Brisbane Australia, a place where it seems many Maori people move too. Everyone I've met is always extremely generous, kind and they've taught me so much about their culture. I'm so happy that tattoos are becoming more acceptable here too, my co-worker has been granted permission to get a neck tattoo representative of her tribe, despite working as the admin lady for a cooportate firm.
I was genuinely and very pleasantly surprised about how well done this video is. I'm European raised Maori and I honestly got a much clearer sense of some elements of my ancestor's history from this than I have from formal education here in Aotearoa. Great job. It's worth noting that Te Reo was actually banned for several decades.
Bro this was awesome. You’ve certainly done your homework. The use of animations, photos and videos are excellent. The humour was good without being offensive. Heck your video would do a way better job at educating our children than our own education system. I could also tell you were doing your best to pronounce te reo properly. Keep up the great work.
It is amazing how the comments on each of your videos are full of surprise. Everybody surprised that you got things right! It is sad in a way because it means most media houses are not putting in any effort. For example, look at how bad Rowling did with native american culture. And she has access to sooo much too. But it is also really heartwarming as it shows how awesome people can be when they actually put in effort. Thank you for continuing to create these videos and allowing people like me to learn new things! You also present the videos in a very funny way. I cannot imagine how much time you must spend on each of these videos. So much research, then making the script, while adding jokes to it, the animation, the audio!!! You are amazing. You deserve so many more subscribers, youtube algorithm is not doing you fair.
This video was amazing. I was ignorant to their culture, I remember learning in school that they were constantly in war and that was about it... They have a fascinating history and culture
Mad respect for the people of Aotearoa. Such a beautiful culture and people. It’s their grit and bravery that has helped them endure. Going to school in the US, we learned about how the indigenous tribes were treated. Watching this video reminded me of that. I’m just really grateful that the Māori and Hawaiians have held on to and revived their cultures. Knowing your language and culture gives you a sense of identity, you draw closer to your ancestors, and your communities become stronger.
I discovered them around a year ago, but couldn't get my daughter interested in them. Then one day, she says they had a new video out. They didn't, the link was for The Hu's Wolf Totem. While I was disappointed it wasn't Alien Weaponry, her misunderstanding led me to another kick *ss band. Weird, lol.
@@toniatchison3678 Discovered them a few weeks back they're amazing! There's a video where they're singing with an amazing woman that your daughter might enjoy too. Sorry l dont have a link.
As a Māori, i expected a whole lotta errors. But this is pretty accurate lol. I have never heard of the trojan whale story before lol. Other than pronounciation, this was well researched lol.
As much as I was despising clicking on this video and watching it.. the first couple of minutes set the tone for the entire video. Besides the pronounciation I found nothing wrong. You my friend have taken my expectations and thrown them out the window haha. Ka Pai!!! This is one of the BEST damn explanation videos I've ever come across, Thank you so much for doing the amount of research you had!! This is amazing my guy =)
As a university student studying in New Zealand this video has been really well researched. It’s amazing you haven’t missed out on anything!!! Keep up the great work
Your videos about the fascinating peoples are my favourite and this might be the best one yet! Since you asked what peoples would we like for you to cover next, let me list my picks: 1. The Lipka Tatars (or Tatars in general, which is really an umbrella term for various diverse and quite dispersed Turkic groups, but it has to include the Lithuanian-Belarusian-Polish Lipka Tatars). 2. The Ainu. 3. The Sami people.
This Video is bloody excellent. Seriously, this was actually brilliant. Gave a really insightful look into the indigenous people of my own land, and as a NZ Pakeha, thought this did an excellent job of representing just how trash we were to the Maori. The pronunciation was pretty great also. Thank you for this.
Hey mate, what about how the vikings casually paddled over and raped and pillaged the english and scottish....nz didnt get that treatment from the brits. Now Australia, thats a different story they tried genocide there
@@dragondov How does the actions of a few individuals reflect on an entire Civilization? Maybe you should read up on the New Zealand wars. Or the treatment of the Aborigines in Australia, or Native American Indians, or the Inuit in Canada, or the Indians during the British Raj. I could go on. Do you think that some of those don't reflect upon your 'glorious' race? That's my point.
The most accurate RUclips video I’ve seen on my culture so far! Thank you for actually stating facts even I was surprised when you mentioned information that really only our culture knows 😁
love the accent thinking its Irish, the 3 sounds like tree...and 30 sounds like "terty"..and.thought sounds like "taught" thats so funny.and cute at the same time...
Never thought id see a cogito video on our people. I have to say this was well researched video and the only slight criticism would be the pronunciation of some Māori words but on the whole was pretty accurate. Should have mentioned Pukehinahina/Gate pa an astounding Māori victory with one of the most impressive pa built. There were many other awesome pa though just had to get a shout out for my Iwi Ngāi Te Rangi. Thank you :)
Kai ora maori guy here. Maori society does not use blood quantum to identify how mucho something you are for example if you have an Irish mother and a maori father we would still consider you 100% irish an 100% maori we would encourage ownership of both.
Ae! this is correct,Maori is Maori! there's no "part" Maori,no Maori would ever ask you,how much Maori are you?(percentage) I have relatives who are blond haired blue eyed,they are still Maori,this doesn't mean we don't acknowledge our other heritage though Ko au ko koe,ko koe ko au
The metal band Alien Weaponry does a great job promoting Maori culture and language internationally and across many generations. I've learned about the introduction of fire arms into Aotearoa, the unjustice of Raupatu and concepts like Mana and Whakapapa through their lyrics! And I can 200% confirm to you that they put one hell of a show in their live performances
Summed it up beautifully. Thanks for the video. In New Zealand we aren't taught barely anything about our history besides that the musket wars happened (little details) and that there was a treaty that ended all the wars and that's about it. No gritty details is mentioned and DEFINETELY nothing that would incriminate British rule (although this is changing and fast). Calling all Kiwi's Pakeha or Maori to share the shit out of this video!
What ‘incrimination’? The Māori LOST to a superior civilisation, like many others have. The British themselves were trashed by the Vikings, Saxons, Romans and Normans! The Māori are lucky the British weren’t more like the Mongols or Ottomans who either slaughtered everyone they found, or took the women as sex slaves and castrated the men. Be grateful there are any Māori left at all because I bet if the Māori had gotten to Australia first there would be no aboriginals left. The Māori were fearsome warriors!!
Kia Ora, interesting video here. Thank you for being respectful and not butchering my culture. Well done on the effort you made pronuncing Te Reo Maori, you did better than some of our own kiwis, and for doing your research!. Just the time lines out, we've been here a lot long than these so called scholars say we were.
I wanted to believe this for a long time but after YEARS of looking into it I don't think so aye. I've read and had stories told to me by Komatua all over the country. I've looked into the archeology. I've gone out and found lost Pa hoping they were older. I've dug sand dunes looking for older fishing settlements. I've look into natural disasters that might have destroyed evidence. The earliest I'd be will to guess the Maui story tribes on their waka got here would be 1200ish. There's just no good evidence verbal or physical of anything earlier unless you get into the accounts from the Maui tribes that there were people already here when they got here. Those guys almost certainly got breed out or eaten.
Thank you for teaching others about our country! Not many of my foreign online friends think of the Maori when I mention New Zealand. Some schools don't really teach this kind of stuff here. You also taught really well, and I'm glad you are helping the spread of Maori culture.
Māori culture has been spread for years ! When I was at junior school in England in the early 80s we did a whole project on NZ/Māori culture - we learnt a Māori song, dance, made our own headdresses with Māori patterns etc- I still have them today and still know the words off by heart. There was NO disrespect or ignorance even 40 years ago- the victimhood complex is new
Wow, I knew the Māori were a fascinating people since I saw them in Civilization VI but jeez, I had no idea how deep and exciting their history was! Bravo Cogito.
This was great, I grew up learning what I could as all my schools incorporated Maori songs stories language and of course the Haka and more but there was stuff even I didn't know. We certainly get along better than a lot of countries with mixed cultures but we also still have along way to go. Racism does come from both sides but I still have hope in my lifetime I will get to see a truly united New Zealand where we can all look towards the future and work together to make life better for all.
@ccc ccc At a global level: Focused hatred towards British, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Spainish and German in the 19th Century Focused hatred towards, British, USA, Russia, Germany, French, Spainish, Italian and Chinese in the 20th Century
As an Indian New Zealand has always been my dream place to be because of the people and the intriguing culture..Now thanks to cogito that after learning about the Maori culture I am more deeply interested in NZ than I have ever been before!!! It's the best place on Earth!
Love your passion for NZ...Indians are quite compatible with NZ, so if you can apply as an Indian cook..after 3 years..you can apply for residency...this was before covid so not sure now. But where there is a will there is a way I guess.
@Redhot Scorcher Indian are far more congruent with NZ culture than Chinese, American and some other cultures. I know it's difficult seeing your home "invaded", I'm pleased to have Indian or even those from Bhutan..they're a lovely culture. You can't meet a few greedy bums and blame the rest if this is what has happened with you. But there are definitely some greedy cultures as I mentioned.
And the history of the Māori across Polynesia where they marauded. Stop being a victim - REAL Māori were never victims they were warriors!! They just lost. In fact Māori petitioned the New Zealand govt to be able to fight alongside the British army in WW1 for the glory of empress Victoria! And the British officers were very impressed with them and wrote glowingly in their diaries about their bravery and comradeship - I saw it myself at Te Papa. Stop being a victim.
My kids can do their whakapapa three generations back Lol it’s only to my grandfather but they’re getting there. Being able to know what our direct ancestry is essential to what it means to be maori.
10ml no... not really in connection with Māori culture or around where I’m from (north island east coast). Whakapapa is deeply rooted in our identity. It Is apart of our tattooing ( Ta moko) which would especially be effected and it is a key factor in what it means to be maori. You could also literally have no maori blood and still be considered maori as long as you can whakapapa and thereby be accepted by an iwi, hapū and whānau, by way whangai Back in traditional times, we did not have a written language so all our stories, culture and learnings are deeply rooted in whakapapa. This is how we pass our knowledge down and learnings. When I die my story will be intertwined in the whakapapa (it already has since I’ve had children and married) and it will be shared as well to my future generations. ❤️
10ml ... No wai koe? I’m interested to know which iwi actually does this, it is very different. I’ve personally never heard of any iwi or hapu that has practiced that.
Thanks for an awesomely made, captivating and informative video. I am using this to teach my year 8 class about Polynesian expansion, along with some worksheets I made based on the video. Cheers!
This is quite a coincidence, I'm making a video very similar to this, with similar animations. The difference with mine is that I'm covering primarily Maori history, culture, and mythology, and expand to others that I know well and am currently studying. I mostly want there to be more awareness to Maori culture and history with the genuine facts, that are very difficult to gather right now, due to a very large amount of misinformation. Cogito actually has a very well drawn out research that strongly matches with mine, so that's a great sign of progress in Historic studies improving with more facts rather than opinions.
You should have millions of subscribers! I can't believe you don't! Your videos are great, educational, entertaining and I love your sense of humour and animations. Thank you for doing it!
Well done and well researched! As others have mentioned there are some pronunciation errors, but it's clear an effort was made. More than can be said for some certain stubborn Kiwis who are scared of change and refuse to take part in the revival of the language. Thanks! -A New Zealander
As a maori/Aussie who needs to be more educated in my culture i found this video highly educational.. kudos for the effort put in to the making of this video and your professionalism in respect to the sensitivity of the culture and people.
I'm glad you talked about the musket wars. The trible reshuffle that occured because of this era of warfare is a major factor in the way this country unfolded. But we hardly talk about it here 🤷♂️
You forgot to mention the moa had one predator which was the giant haast eagle largest bird ever it when extinct shortly after the moa becuase it was its main source of food the eagle also attacked the maori when there were no moa.
My dad told me stories passed down about these eagles being as big as a car. They had to hunt them down because children were being snatched/killed by them along with the Moa. Moa were dangerously dumb and they would just lead them to the edge of a cliff then push them off.
@Nick Arjomand A tiny bit of research into the Nahua people will prove you wrong, yes their culture may have changed quite a bit since European arrival (as would naturally happen) but it still remains distinctly Aztec.
@Nick Arjomand They literally are the Aztecs, they are their successors both culturally and blood wise. Obviously they dropped their pagan traditions after being converted to Christianity, but they are still Aztecs.
@Nick Arjomand Their genes only share a small similarity?? They are literally full blooded Aztecs, direct descendants who didn't mingle with Spanish settlers, you've literally just discredited yourself entirely by proving you have no idea what you're talking about.
As a Chinese who will go to New Zealand 1 year later for college studying. This is a perfect video to learn the History of New Zealand. Thank you so much for making it. :)
Great video man, also I was wondering if you though about doing a video about Alexander Humboldt, a man reknown for exploring the new world, cataloging thousands of new plant/animal species, was against colonialism and slavery, was admired by the likes of Goethe, Bolivar, and Thomas Jefferson, and published his book Kosmos ( chronicles the relations between man and the earth itself).
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When’s the next stream coming?
I loved the previous one
Winter in New Zealand actually begins in july
So will you cover Moriori next ?
Im looking for that byzantine empire one on nebula and its not there?
your copyright infringement song earned my like
Wow, as a Maori, I was ready to cringe but this was really beautifully and respectfully made. This has more nuance than some history books written in aotearoa! I truly appreciate the effort and love put into this video, Thank you so much for this amazing international resource, Arohanui
Wow, thank you!
Cogito
Are you doing the Aztec religion next? Since you did the Maori pacific island culture, why not do mesoamerican aztec religion
Cogito
And you could make it your next video in honor of dia de los muertos and hispanic heritage month that had passed
Cogito
Not to mention how it will tie in with Daoism and Teotl
Cogito
Can you do the Aztec religion next please before doing any other religion. That’s been an anticipated video. And your videos are fun and educational
As a Māori you've told the story better than New Zealands education system
As a Māori I agree with my Māori
As a maori I also agree with my maori's
Chur my maori
Ahh kei te peha koutou ma maoris?
As a pākehā raised here, I also agree! I wish I'd learned this in school and didn't have to google the NZ wars when I was an adult to learn about it ay..
I came here to learn more about the Māori people after seeing the Haka dance performed in New Zealand’s parliament.
me too😂😂😂
Same. I initially thought it was ridiculous but after educating myself on this subject I believe it was absolutely warranted. They basically tricked them and stole their land over time. And now they want to strip their rights. The rights that they didn't even fully respect or acknowlegde until now. What a joke. May the Maori people stand strong for their rights and may they be victorious.
me too
As well as me
Me too,,
Both my grandfathers were fluent in the language but chose not to pass on the language to either of my parents. Now they're both dead, but I'm not giving up on relearning the language in my own time :) This was a cool informative video and I really appreciate it!
Great idea BUT remember its a tribal language with a very small word base....so much meaning has to be METAPHOR,, great for song & poetry but aweful to fix microwaves . ...I had an HUG from Pixie Williams... now find out who she was
Your grandfathers failed you if they did not pass the language on.
As a Māori myself, having not really grown up with the culture, this video made me emotional. I was never taught this in schools, and my Mum keeps telling me that I need to start embracing my culture more. I will start today. Thank you for this informative video!
Learn a few Haka dances!
I hope you do! Your culture looks and sounds beautiful
We should all have knowledge and be proud of our heritage! We need to know where we came from. To feel grounded in your ancestry is essential! I'm from UK and am interested and proud of some of our achievements BUT not ALL of it! We have left some very bad things in our wake. I do have to give credit where it's due. I'm sorry though, the parts of our PAST empire behaved as though we were entitled, which was unbelievable! Thank goodness this had passed realising it was so wrong! Unbelievable! I will add I had very close family friends that emigrated to New Zealand years ago and the son (my age) married a Maori young lady.and had two children. I'm happy your language is not lost and is resurrected. Have happy days and good health 👌❤️🤗🌈
@Cian I am grateful to have this m sage from you. I realise regarding achievement, all nations “achieve” either simultaneously, earlier or later! I hope on the journey we can help and learn from one another. One of the things I don’t like about Empire building (of course many others other than UK did this) is the feeling of entitlement and superiority SOME people had. I hope most in my heart they were voyages of discovery, which I think is a natural desire for some and that is wonderful! Perhaps many have been responsible for repression of their own TO their own AND others through the centuries! However, there is good amongst it. Many of our sea-farers were press-ganged into the mariners life and record shows they as well as others, were treated with disdain and whipped for the slightest demeanour. Plus in our country the “workers” were 99% treated worse than a beast of burden, including children: building the wealth for the factory owner. We had FEW factory owners who treated worker with respect and housed them even. That was the philanthropic company of Joseph Cadbury of the Quakers. I could go on. Thank you! 🙏👌🤗
@@CrimsonA1 Haka is not a dance! It's a challenge.
Ah yes, the ole "accidentally mistranslated" treaty trick. Gets ya every time
Whoops looks like we accidently just gave ourselves all your land. How unfortunate.
quite literally what happened - it’s no debate with most new zealand historians that the treaty was deliberately mistranslated in order to win māori over, the debate lies in WHY it was mistranslated, some say that james busby (the crown representative in new zealand before the treaty) was looking to get an official place in the country so he wouldn’t have to be moved to an office in india
@@El-Pollo-Loco who was the first then pyssy
Current day Maori are the direct descendants of their polynesian tupuna.... who were the first people to set foot in and settle Aotearoa.
They didn't brutally colonize any pre-existing peoples to take their land off them, as Pakeha did in earning the title of colonizers.
You might want to argue what to call those first folk who set foot in Aotearoa, but pretending their descendents aren't the original native people of Aotearoa is pretty stupid (to say the least).
@@El-Pollo-Loco and i dont take these platforms for granted, i see these platforms as ways to help me survive in a system that was built to destroy my culture quietly and use them to help me gain knowledge of the history of my people who like many indegenous people were forced off their land and had to fit in with a “western society”
Sad how a 30 minute video taught me more about my ancestors than my entire schooling in NZ
I learnt all this in school
Just make this video part of curriculum
damn really? we learnt a tonne about Maori from primary all the way up to college.
@ Stacey Reiri Tell me about your Pakeha ancestors.....
@@jesseward568 yeah so did I. At Lincoln Heights Primary in the 1970s we learned almost all of this. My teacher in 1980 was fluent in Maori, as well.
As a Hawaiian, I would like to say Aroha to all of the Māori who might see this video and comment. Your guys culture and way of living is so unique and amazing to learn about,I hope you all are proud of your culture like how I’m proud of mine and never forget that we are from the greatest sea voyagers from all of humankind. 💜
Aloha our brother 😊
Yeah the culture that spread across Polynesia by singing kumbayah - unless you thought the Haka was a lullaby and the tattoos symbolised ‘peace’? News flash: they don’t.
I don’t have a problem with that especially, I just don’t like hypocrisy and this infantilising of native cultures which were often pretty brutal
@@mogznwazwhats changed? the fact more of it happens and more of us are too far away and morally disengaged? well in todays day and age things change overnight
@@mogznwazand cannibalistic
@@mogznwaz read the original comment again. no one said that. you are fighting an imaginary battle.
As a kiwi, I expected this to be full of errors. But (apart from the pronunciation of Māori words) this was actually really really good. Well done!
Some of them were pretty good, but others I had to look at the screen to see the word was
Stfu
Tautoko
not really he got quite abit wrong,but nice try
I feel like people forget we were cannibals once... also good vid man you teach more about my culture then our schools do
defeated giant mega birds? Well thats one way Kiwis can flex on Aussies and Emus
The Aussies were actually defeated by their emus! (ruclips.net/video/BXpu6tbFCsI/видео.html)
@- king- exactly hes taking credit from the people who's land they took
...today the closest thing to Veloceraptors and T-Rex...! ;-)
@@jankima8646 That's the point
At least Aussies didn't make emus extinct
Being Maori, i was a little concerned at the start of this vid but i can honestly say that i am impressed and humbled with the depth of research that has obviously gone into this. Thank you
Yes... Good footage and pictures!
More like "being half Maori."
@@cascade3769 here we go, she also didnt mention she wasnt part a different ethnicity either. Stop tryna pick a target you troll
@@tobiasboon8652 Seriously who writes: "tryna"? Go back to school, F.O.B.
@@cascade3769 you understood what i meant so what you just said was irrelevant, imagine having nothing else better to do but troll online. Lmao grow up
Im not Maori but I shed a few tears in the end because the passion and heart they all posses to keep their culture alive despite the horrors that have been inflicted upon them is... I have no words. Actual tears , keep it going
Thanks Lani it's nice to know non Maori sympathise with our people
The Māori also inflicted horrors upon others as they travelled across Polynesia - or did you think the Haka was just a show?
@@mogznwazyou are dedicated to trying to smear this culture. Aren't you loser?
@@mogznwaz yeah but we didn't do stuff as bad as what the English did!!
And Maori did same to Moriori, enslaved them
As an Aussie, I’d love to see a 27 minute video on “who are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders of Australia”
facts
He already made one
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh doesn’t matter
PNG !!!zzzzz
@Giovanni Balbosa-Mc Intosh Why does that even matter lol?
I’m Māori and I know most of what is stated in this video but I’d never heard of the Trojan whale lol I learned something new today. Thanks
What'd you think of the information and views presented in this video? (asking because I'm very ignorant on the topic and am curious)
This information is pretty accurate but if you want an interesting warfare in Maori land wars look up battle of gate pa
Honestly though the torjan whale defz got me 😂
@@whit882 the pronunciation is off with some Te Reo Maori words, like "pakeha" especially.
@@kzstu4404 thats something that comes with not knowing that the vowels are pronounced differently. its not a language you will hear outside of nz and even here most people only speak broken moari because alot dont put the time into learning it.
As a Maori growing up in Aotearoa. This was well articulated & Very respectful to our culture thank you so much.
Where do you live now?
You are not a native, it's like saying German Australians are the natives after enough time...
@@adamski9952 what
@@currentlyexisting7269 @CurrentlyExisting "As of 2012 there were an estimated 2 million ethnic Polynesians (full and part) worldwide, the vast majority of whom either inhabit independent Polynesian nation-states (Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands, Tonga, and Tuvalu) or form minorities in countries such as Australia, Chile (Easter Island), New Zealand, France (French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna), and the United States (Hawaii and American Samoa), in addition to the British Overseas Territory of the Pitcairn Islands. New Zealand had the highest population of Polynesians, estimated at 110,000 in the 18th century" They came on boats too, killed the natives and now they are the natives called Māori. Like what Spain did to the Aztecs. The Māori are the Polynesian people of New Zealand, the Māori were settlers from East Polynesia.... You understand now?
@@adamski9952 yes but I don't really agree with you I'm gonna need more convincing from other people everywhere else calls them the native people of New zealand
Im glad you went into detail and didnt shy away from the pronunciation. Our language is slowly dying and people wanting to avoid it due to its difficulty is one of the reasons why. Love this video! Kia kaha x
Everytime im watching maoris im crying from respect. New Zealanders fought bravely in the greeks side the nazis in the battle of Crete. Thank to new Zealanders from the bottom of my heart. I wont forget
I want to visit Crete, I believe there are still people there who know what the New Zealanders did there.
@@AsFewFalseThingsAsPossible everyone who knows history know what the new Zealanders did in ww2. You're always welcome to come
*Australia losing the emu war*
*maori man hunts a tall swollen bird to instinction*
*extinction
Maori are strong and very smart.
The maori not only ate birds, sometimes they also ate each other, and when the white guys arrived the maori ate some of them as well.
@@einarvargtass1047 um okay not all māori did that in the past. Some iwi were just fucked up lol
@@colewilliams9490 Tongans ta’i them 😂 lol but always are we brothers 💯💯💯
I’ve lived in New Zealand and always found that they did a remarkably good job at promoting and conserving Māori culture when compared to other post-colonial countries. Of course, since I’m not Māori myself I can’t be certain, but from an outside perspective it seemed to be highly respected.
Hi a Maori here. I think we're treated the way we are because of the way we engage the Pakeha world view like politics and such they couldn't genocide US during colonisation so they used treaties and legislation to form a new nation and within that nation we kept fighting we built our own schools starting from kohanga/pr school right up to university /te wananga I aotearoa/ awanuiarangi.
and we never stop voicing our values a protest and we engage with parliament.
@@fentonpene6131 I'm pakeha but I'm pretty upset about the Maori Party's role as a National coalition partner.
From what I could gather, the Maori Party bent over backwards and actually acted against the interests of Maori on some of those issues like the Foreshore and Seabed Act.
It's no wonder that the party is pretty dead but I can't help but feel like there's less representation for Maori in parliament now because of it.
Well they almost wiped our culture out by the 40s and then basically rebuilt it in the 80s. Is the rebuilt 80s version that gets preserved.
Our language nearly died out there are a generation who do not speak te reo, im one who do not speak maori
@ccc ccc I 10000% disagree with your eurocentric analyses.
This is criminally underrated, am researching for a school project and this is actually very enjoyable, thanks
One of the most clear, concise and well researched Maori / New Zealand history doco's i've seen. Well done team!!
Europeans sure did do a lot of these translation tricks with their "treaties".
When the italians tried to do this to ethiopia they lost a war against them once ethiopia learned what was in the treaty, and that's why ethiopia was never colonized (only occupied in the late interwar period and ww2)
@@erasmusgustav4194 I thought Ethiopia was never colonised because of a gentlemen’s Agreement or somethinf
Olivia Kenny you know what to do
Moreover, Slavery, Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done, and benefited by evildoers.History repeats itself. Remember, bloody Civil War finished up Slavery. Devastating World War II finished up centuries-old Anglo Western Colonialism worldwide. Likewise, would World War III, however bloody and devastating it may be, finish up global Colonization which has been lingering on from North America to South America, from Siberia & Far-East Asia to Australia & New Zealand?
In my humble opinion, it's about time to decolonize the Colonized lands, and return them to rightful owners.
Remember, notorious global cardinal crimes that Anglo West had committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery and Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask?
@@mrsalwaysright6478 You're on point. May I ask, why don't they, Anglo Colonizers. all have a family reunion on their very own land of jolly old England?
Return the looted land of Canada to Native people there.
Return the looted Continent of Australia in Asia-Pacific to people of Asia-Pacific region.
Return the looted New Zealand to Native Maori people.
Slavery, Colonialism and Colonization are evil things done, and benefited by evildoers. Remember, notorious centuries-long global cardinal crimes that Anglo clans had committed, and benefited a great deals, such as Slavery and Colonialism had long been over, why on earth is notorious Colonization still lingering on, may I ask?
I descend from the Ariki (high chief) Wiremu Karaweko. I'm proud with how fast my ancestors were able to adapt to the new technologies that the Europeans bought over and how they were able to understand the European system of politics. Maori play a major role in parliament, many also play a large role in fields such as scientific research and the arts industry. We have come a long way in a very short time.
Yes great artists 🎨 👏
They dont play a major role, they play a minor role.
@@stringpuppet3626 They are shaping policies in parliament, writing theses, and have earned world wide recognition in the art and sports world. I don't know about you but I would consider that playing a major role. Not bad for a minority group.
Long as we don't forget our past in order to get to the future must always remember where you come from & thats the past.
@@LauraTeAhoWhite our ancestors may have killed eachother back in those days but in today's world I'm more than happy to call you my countrymen
As an Aussie who’s lived in NZ for 11 years (and did not go to school here), I’m glad to have watched this and learned a lot. Such a rich and interesting culture!
Shoutout to the metal band Alien Weaponry for trying to bring awareness to their language
Yes dude good mates of mine awesome musos!!
Probably one of the best documented RUclips videos made about the Maoris
There's a new dawn awaiting, I guess one thing thing the pakeha system has taught us is their education system. The Maori have learnt it, adapted now we are starting to assimilate to it watch out we coming were going to blow the roof off it, Time to rise up. mauriora Kia kaha te iwi Maori o Aotearoa.
MAORI WHANAU IS WEAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!❤️🤍🖤🤍❤️🤍🖤❤️🤍🖤🤍❤️🤍🖤🤍❤️🤍🖤🤍❤️🤍🖤🤍❤️🤍🖤🤍❤️
@@lindsaytewhare3261 FFS just listen to yourself. You are NOT a victim stop trying to be one, it’s nauseating
@@mogznwazew
@@mogznwazwhere did she say she was a "vIcTiM"???
Dork.
I live in Australia, and I had never heard or seen anything about this history!! Thank you for the crash course, I am certainly going to look further into Maori history.
Honestly, the Aussie-Kiwi bond that we parade needs to include Maori and First Nations/Torres Strait Islander representation more. I'm Maori and that indigenous solidarity can be just as meaningful as the British-colony one.
Yay :D!
@@judas4544 I second that motion because Australia is beautiful
KiaOra and thank you. I am a Kiwi and this was beautifully presented and told. I even learnt a thing or two. Thank you so much 👊
This is really really well done! I cringe when foreigners do educational videos on our culture, I've found they take a bit of creative liberty.
Thank you for this quality history recap!
Mauri ora!
Thanks for this video. I live in Brisbane Australia, a place where it seems many Maori people move too. Everyone I've met is always extremely generous, kind and they've taught me so much about their culture. I'm so happy that tattoos are becoming more acceptable here too, my co-worker has been granted permission to get a neck tattoo representative of her tribe, despite working as the admin lady for a cooportate firm.
Logan city is more, everywhere
@@klubcj Yep that's true, I used to live there too
You mean permission from her employer??
@@resourceress7 Yes, as in it would not affect her position at the firm if she were to get it, despite having a people facing role.
@@cocoacoolness I'm not sure that would be legal behavior by her employer under US labor laws.
That sweet potato runs the same way I do in my nightmares.
T
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@Hinemoa I know right? I think they’re bots
@@LucysCorsetry Run like when you're stuck in cobwebs in Minecraft. Like you're being pulled back by a magnet.
That Kumara can run after me and bring some of its friends 😋🍽️
I was genuinely and very pleasantly surprised about how well done this video is. I'm European raised Maori and I honestly got a much clearer sense of some elements of my ancestor's history from this than I have from formal education here in Aotearoa. Great job. It's worth noting that Te Reo was actually banned for several decades.
Bro this was awesome. You’ve certainly done your homework. The use of animations, photos and videos are excellent. The humour was good without being offensive. Heck your video would do a way better job at educating our children than our own education system.
I could also tell you were doing your best to pronounce te reo properly.
Keep up the great work.
It is amazing how the comments on each of your videos are full of surprise. Everybody surprised that you got things right! It is sad in a way because it means most media houses are not putting in any effort. For example, look at how bad Rowling did with native american culture. And she has access to sooo much too. But it is also really heartwarming as it shows how awesome people can be when they actually put in effort. Thank you for continuing to create these videos and allowing people like me to learn new things! You also present the videos in a very funny way. I cannot imagine how much time you must spend on each of these videos. So much research, then making the script, while adding jokes to it, the animation, the audio!!! You are amazing. You deserve so many more subscribers, youtube algorithm is not doing you fair.
Thank you very much! Comments like this mean so much :D
This video was amazing. I was ignorant to their culture, I remember learning in school that they were constantly in war and that was about it... They have a fascinating history and culture
Mad respect for the people of Aotearoa. Such a beautiful culture and people. It’s their grit and bravery that has helped them endure.
Going to school in the US, we learned about how the indigenous tribes were treated. Watching this video reminded me of that. I’m just really grateful that the Māori and Hawaiians have held on to and revived their cultures. Knowing your language and culture gives you a sense of identity, you draw closer to your ancestors, and your communities become stronger.
If anyone is interested in the Maori culture and metal music I prefer Alien Weaponry, it's an awesome band.👍
Yeah, their music videos are awesome
Kai tangata!
I discovered them around a year ago, but couldn't get my daughter interested in them. Then one day, she says they had a new video out. They didn't, the link was for The Hu's Wolf Totem. While I was disappointed it wasn't Alien Weaponry, her misunderstanding led me to another kick *ss band. Weird, lol.
they’re from my school lmao! good mates of mine
@@toniatchison3678 Discovered them a few weeks back they're amazing! There's a video where they're singing with an amazing woman that your daughter might enjoy too. Sorry l dont have a link.
Thankyou for including that the english text was not correctly translated
As a Māori, i expected a whole lotta errors. But this is pretty accurate lol. I have never heard of the trojan whale story before lol. Other than pronounciation, this was well researched lol.
It’s nice to hear about your Race Maori is the first ever people of New Zealand wonderful history
At least he got the Young roll right
@@loretorojo4149 thank you (im not him but im maori)
The little helpless run the kiwis do while being held up is just so cute ❤️❤️❤️
This was really good! Do the Saami next!
I second this
@sasquatch6197 yes! They are so cool.
I'm part Saami, and nobody knows about us. We have a really interesting history though, being one of the only indigenous groups in Europe.
I thought the same!
Norwegians, Swedes, Englishmen and Germans are also indigenous to Europe. But they are quite numerous and powerful, as opposed to the Saami.
As much as I was despising clicking on this video and watching it.. the first couple of minutes set the tone for the entire video. Besides the pronounciation I found nothing wrong.
You my friend have taken my expectations and thrown them out the window haha. Ka Pai!!! This is one of the BEST damn explanation videos I've ever come across, Thank you so much for doing the amount of research you had!! This is amazing my guy =)
I can't believe how recently this all went down.
As a university student studying in New Zealand this video has been really well researched. It’s amazing you haven’t missed out on anything!!! Keep up the great work
Love it brother. Thanks for the shout out to our culture its good to see that you took the time to find out and share this with people.chur
Your videos about the fascinating peoples are my favourite and this might be the best one yet!
Since you asked what peoples would we like for you to cover next, let me list my picks:
1. The Lipka Tatars (or Tatars in general, which is really an umbrella term for various diverse and quite dispersed Turkic groups, but it has to include the Lithuanian-Belarusian-Polish Lipka Tatars).
2. The Ainu.
3. The Sami people.
This Video is bloody excellent. Seriously, this was actually brilliant. Gave a really insightful look into the indigenous people of my own land, and as a NZ Pakeha, thought this did an excellent job of representing just how trash we were to the Maori. The pronunciation was pretty great also.
Thank you for this.
Your a good man Duck. Kia kaha
Yea I was surprised he pronounced some words better than non-Māori New Zealander's lol.
Hey mate, what about how the vikings casually paddled over and raped and pillaged the english and scottish....nz didnt get that treatment from the brits. Now Australia, thats a different story they tried genocide there
Perhaps you should read up on the genocide they committed on Chatham island.
@@dragondov How does the actions of a few individuals reflect on an entire Civilization? Maybe you should read up on the New Zealand wars. Or the treatment of the Aborigines in Australia, or Native American Indians, or the Inuit in Canada, or the Indians during the British Raj. I could go on. Do you think that some of those don't reflect upon your 'glorious' race? That's my point.
Loved this! The humor had me laughing. The facts were well delivered! Thanks so much for an awesome video.
The most accurate RUclips video I’ve seen on my culture so far! Thank you for actually stating facts even I was surprised when you mentioned information that really only our culture knows 😁
@Harley Dynasty Tell me about your European side now....
@@cascade3769 Norwegian & Welsh .. Go google about it yourself
Gosh, I love your accent. The video is awesome as always.
Thank you! 😃
Arrrrrrr 🏴☠️🏴☠️🏴☠️🦜🦜🦜
love the accent thinking its Irish, the 3 sounds like tree...and 30 sounds like "terty"..and.thought sounds like "taught" thats so funny.and cute at the same time...
@@kennethhammond4028 Yes, it is indeed Irish.
Never thought id see a cogito video on our people.
I have to say this was well researched video and the only slight criticism would be the pronunciation of some Māori words but on the whole was pretty accurate. Should have mentioned Pukehinahina/Gate pa an astounding Māori victory with one of the most impressive pa built. There were many other awesome pa though just had to get a shout out for my Iwi Ngāi Te Rangi.
Thank you :)
Thank you so much for uplifting indigenous voices! As someone who is reconnecting with my own indigenous Mexican roots, it makes me happy to see this
Not gonna lie, this video taught me the history of New Zealand better than my high school, if it was even ever taught at all...
Wow you must have been to a different school in the 1940s I got ALL this & MUCH MUCH MORE from some maori folks too!
@@richardbruce8111 dude don't say that out loud, it was illegal to speak Moari in the 40's!
Oh no there coming, Hide
Wasn’t expecting this video but super happy since I have some Māori ancestry and have always wanted to learn more about their history and culture
Then you are Māori 💪🏽
Kai ora maori guy here. Maori society does not use blood quantum to identify how mucho something you are for example if you have an Irish mother and a maori father we would still consider you 100% irish an 100% maori we would encourage ownership of both.
@@fentonpene6131 you are very correct even if you are pakeha if you have a marae you are maori its where you come from
Ae! this is correct,Maori is Maori! there's no "part" Maori,no Maori would ever ask you,how much Maori are you?(percentage) I have relatives who are blond haired blue eyed,they are still Maori,this doesn't mean we don't acknowledge our other heritage though
Ko au ko koe,ko koe ko au
@ccc ccc says the term maori means an enlightened being...
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REPLY: Nonsense..its means normal - usual or ordinary.
The metal band Alien Weaponry does a great job promoting Maori culture and language internationally and across many generations. I've learned about the introduction of fire arms into Aotearoa, the unjustice of Raupatu and concepts like Mana and Whakapapa through their lyrics! And I can 200% confirm to you that they put one hell of a show in their live performances
Good summary of our history. As a tour guide I am impressed. Ka pai! Your pronunciation though... love it!
06:30 As your random mexican guy on the Interwebz, I didn't expect a Maná reference in this very channel and neither in this very video, haha! ^^U
I will praise Maná any chance I get :D
Summed it up beautifully. Thanks for the video. In New Zealand we aren't taught barely anything about our history besides that the musket wars happened (little details) and that there was a treaty that ended all the wars and that's about it. No gritty details is mentioned and DEFINETELY nothing that would incriminate British rule (although this is changing and fast). Calling all Kiwi's Pakeha or Maori to share the shit out of this video!
What ‘incrimination’? The Māori LOST to a superior civilisation, like many others have. The British themselves were trashed by the Vikings, Saxons, Romans and Normans! The Māori are lucky the British weren’t more like the Mongols or Ottomans who either slaughtered everyone they found, or took the women as sex slaves and castrated the men. Be grateful there are any Māori left at all because I bet if the Māori had gotten to Australia first there would be no aboriginals left. The Māori were fearsome warriors!!
Kia Ora, interesting video here. Thank you for being respectful and not butchering my culture. Well done on the effort you made pronuncing Te Reo Maori, you did better than some of our own kiwis, and for doing your research!. Just the time lines out, we've been here a lot long than these so called scholars say we were.
I wanted to believe this for a long time but after YEARS of looking into it I don't think so aye. I've read and had stories told to me by Komatua all over the country. I've looked into the archeology. I've gone out and found lost Pa hoping they were older. I've dug sand dunes looking for older fishing settlements. I've look into natural disasters that might have destroyed evidence. The earliest I'd be will to guess the Maui story tribes on their waka got here would be 1200ish. There's just no good evidence verbal or physical of anything earlier unless you get into the accounts from the Maui tribes that there were people already here when they got here. Those guys almost certainly got breed out or eaten.
Thank you for teaching others about our country! Not many of my foreign online friends think of the Maori when I mention New Zealand. Some schools don't really teach this kind of stuff here. You also taught really well, and I'm glad you are helping the spread of Maori culture.
Māori culture has been spread for years ! When I was at junior school in England in the early 80s we did a whole project on NZ/Māori culture - we learnt a Māori song, dance, made our own headdresses with Māori patterns etc- I still have them today and still know the words off by heart. There was NO disrespect or ignorance even 40 years ago- the victimhood complex is new
Thank you so much for covering the Maori! I love your content keep it up
Thanks, will do!
Wow, I knew the Māori were a fascinating people since I saw them in Civilization VI but jeez, I had no idea how deep and exciting their history was!
Bravo Cogito.
Wait, Māori are in Civ VI???? I MUST BUY IT NOW
@@yamum394 years really..I never knew that!!
@@AHD2105 Yeah, they were released in the 2nd expansion pack (Gathering Storm). They are really good in-game.
Wait there is a game that has them??!!
Tell me where to get it NOW
If I ever ever ever become a school teacher I’ll only use this channel’s videos. It’s so easy to understand❤️
Ha, glad to hear that :D
Cogito you’re doing a great job💕
First 5 minute impression... the humour is lovely. Going to enjoy this. Thanks.
Dude your description of "Utu" was awesome. Very impressed.
Great video 💪learnt heaps about our cousin's in this video. From a proud Cook Islander 🇨🇰
The "please dont sue me for copyright infringement" 💀💀💀💀💀
Your commentary makes the video so much worth it
Why are you so damn entertaining while being hilarious?
I have watched all of your videos with great joy, thank you.
Thanks for the SUB!! I noticed! your videos are really good, I'm sure I will be coming to your channel to learn more history!
Awesome, thank you!
This was great, I grew up learning what I could as all my schools incorporated Maori songs stories language and of course the Haka and more but there was stuff even I didn't know.
We certainly get along better than a lot of countries with mixed cultures but we also still have along way to go.
Racism does come from both sides but I still have hope in my lifetime I will get to see a truly united New Zealand where we can all look towards the future and work together to make life better for all.
Who is here after haka dance in New Zealand parliament
Me
Yes because I have no idea what I witnessed. I just know it’s become a meme
absolutely awesome and that whale part was hilarious
Jay bajrang bali
The British: Why's everyone hate us so much?
People: *gesturing wildly at this video*
@ccc ccc
At a global level:
Focused hatred towards British, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Spainish and German in the 19th Century
Focused hatred towards, British, USA, Russia, Germany, French, Spainish, Italian and Chinese in the 20th Century
I'd say America is much more hated today.
@@rezarfar The whole continent?
@@Spino2Earth oh my bad yeah just the United States.
@@rezarfar now the elites are trying to destroy America from within to usher in the new world order
As an Indian New Zealand has always been my dream place to be because of the people and the intriguing culture..Now thanks to cogito that after learning about the Maori culture
I am more deeply interested in NZ than I have ever been before!!! It's the best place on Earth!
Love your passion for NZ...Indians are quite compatible with NZ, so if you can apply as an Indian cook..after 3 years..you can apply for residency...this was before covid so not sure now. But where there is a will there is a way I guess.
@@AHD2105 Thank you so much..Actually...I plan to go there once I am on my own..I'm still a student!! But I surely will find a way
@@eyepupil you will...:-)...
@@AHD2105 :)))
@Redhot Scorcher Indian are far more congruent with NZ culture than Chinese, American and some other cultures. I know it's difficult seeing your home "invaded", I'm pleased to have Indian or even those from Bhutan..they're a lovely culture. You can't meet a few greedy bums and blame the rest if this is what has happened with you. But there are definitely some greedy cultures as I mentioned.
Awesome and respectful summary. Thanks for including specifics about the Treaty - many kiwis don't even understand that part
Thank you for this video, from Johannesburg, South Africa.
Thank you for this video, being Maori this made me cry, so so sad what happened to our ancestors. Everyone should know the real history of Aotearoa.
And the history of the Māori across Polynesia where they marauded. Stop being a victim - REAL Māori were never victims they were warriors!! They just lost. In fact Māori petitioned the New Zealand govt to be able to fight alongside the British army in WW1 for the glory of empress Victoria! And the British officers were very impressed with them and wrote glowingly in their diaries about their bravery and comradeship - I saw it myself at Te Papa. Stop being a victim.
My kids can do their whakapapa three generations back Lol it’s only to my grandfather but they’re getting there. Being able to know what our direct ancestry is essential to what it means to be maori.
My elders have told me you should only go three generations back so you leave the older spirits to rest. Have you heard anything like this?
10ml no... not really in connection with Māori culture or around where I’m from (north island east coast). Whakapapa is deeply rooted in our identity. It
Is apart of our tattooing ( Ta moko) which would especially be effected and it is a key factor in what it means to be maori.
You could also literally have no maori blood and still be considered maori as long as you can whakapapa and thereby be accepted by an iwi, hapū and whānau, by way whangai
Back in traditional times, we did not have a written language so all our stories, culture and learnings are deeply rooted in whakapapa.
This is how we pass our knowledge down and learnings. When I die my story will be intertwined in the whakapapa (it already has since I’ve had children and married) and it will be shared as well to my future generations. ❤️
10ml that is so interesting though... where your from? would love to one the reasoning behind it.
@@Jspdreaming I'm Māori haha
10ml ... No wai koe? I’m interested to know which iwi actually does this, it is very different. I’ve personally never heard of any iwi or hapu that has practiced that.
Thanks for an awesomely made, captivating and informative video. I am using this to teach my year 8 class about Polynesian expansion, along with some worksheets I made based on the video. Cheers!
Unexpextedly in-depth. Well done!
Thank you. Informative, very well researched, and I appreciate your effort on pronunciation.
I love how adorable the animations are on these types of channels lol
Some words were a bit off but i was actually suprised how close you were, ,love your work
Kia ora and thank you for sharing all the way from Aotearoa nz😁
Our pleasure!
Any time that classic potato graphic get used, I'm happy
This is quite a coincidence, I'm making a video very similar to this, with similar animations. The difference with mine is that I'm covering primarily Maori history, culture, and mythology, and expand to others that I know well and am currently studying.
I mostly want there to be more awareness to Maori culture and history with the genuine facts, that are very difficult to gather right now, due to a very large amount of misinformation. Cogito actually has a very well drawn out research that strongly matches with mine, so that's a great sign of progress in Historic studies improving with more facts rather than opinions.
I subscribed, please finish it
I liked the "THE DEAD LANDS " one.
You should have millions of subscribers! I can't believe you don't! Your videos are great, educational, entertaining and I love your sense of humour and animations. Thank you for doing it!
Well done and well researched! As others have mentioned there are some pronunciation errors, but it's clear an effort was made. More than can be said for some certain stubborn Kiwis who are scared of change and refuse to take part in the revival of the language.
Thanks! -A New Zealander
The revival of a dead language. Great idea it will be soooo useful 👏👏👏🤔🙄
Best documentary I've seen so far on the history of the Maori.
This is so beautifully said and DONE about my people of AOTEAROA!!! Honoured and privileged ☺️ Thank you!!!!!
As a maori/Aussie who needs to be more educated in my culture i found this video highly educational.. kudos for the effort put in to the making of this video and your professionalism in respect to the sensitivity of the culture and people.
I'm glad you talked about the musket wars. The trible reshuffle that occured because of this era of warfare is a major factor in the way this country unfolded. But we hardly talk about it here 🤷♂️
You forgot to mention the moa had one predator which was the giant haast eagle largest bird ever it when extinct shortly after the moa becuase it was its main source of food the eagle also attacked the maori when there were no moa.
Facts
I'm a kiwi and I've never heard of these! Wtf! And I thought the moa was mighty when I saw the remains in the museum's
@@420BassIt you have never heard of the haast eagle? Wtf
My dad told me stories passed down about these eagles being as big as a car. They had to hunt them down because children were being snatched/killed by them along with the Moa. Moa were dangerously dumb and they would just lead them to the edge of a cliff then push them off.
Yay my home land. Roughly 70% all Maori lived in the north island
Genes of orori still survive to this day bud
@Nick Arjomand Aztec culture still exists, there are over 2 million Nahua in Mexico alone.
@Nick Arjomand A tiny bit of research into the Nahua people will prove you wrong, yes their culture may have changed quite a bit since European arrival (as would naturally happen) but it still remains distinctly Aztec.
@Nick Arjomand They literally are the Aztecs, they are their successors both culturally and blood wise. Obviously they dropped their pagan traditions after being converted to Christianity, but they are still Aztecs.
@Nick Arjomand Their genes only share a small similarity?? They are literally full blooded Aztecs, direct descendants who didn't mingle with Spanish settlers, you've literally just discredited yourself entirely by proving you have no idea what you're talking about.
This is an awesome video and informative. The funniest part was the singing part saying “please don’t sue me for copyright infringement” part
As a Chinese who will go to New Zealand 1 year later for college studying. This is a perfect video to learn the History of New Zealand. Thank you so much for making it. :)
Hope you enjoy our country friend
The indigenous Taiwanese people, maybe?
@ccc ccc yeah sure. It was just as a suggestion for a video : )
Would love a video on indigenous Taiwanese
Yes our ancestors 😍
Yes but mostly No, in the same way you could say everyone alive today is an African.
@@nzrockboi haha yesssss thats right , we are African by ancestry.
Great video man, also I was wondering if you though about doing a video about Alexander Humboldt, a man reknown for exploring the new world, cataloging thousands of new plant/animal species, was against colonialism and slavery, was admired by the likes of Goethe, Bolivar, and Thomas Jefferson, and published his book Kosmos ( chronicles the relations between man and the earth itself).