Kindred links felt in pōwhiri for Native American manuhiri

A pōwhiri was held at the Wellington Airport today to welcome two Native American manuhiri to the capital. Well-known actors Elder Saginaw Grant and Rick Mora are in the country for the Wellington Armageddon Expo next week where they will be holding workshops on Native American knowledge.

[@diggydodges3826]

I hope our 2 cultures can do stuff together, even if it's small things. Like sending our young ones, to each others countries.

[@dahem4441]

Or we can put on a great feast of cultures

[@marianapukeroa1069]

This is so touching. Welcome to our country, nau mai haere mai.

[@michaeldethierry5901]

Proud to be maori with powhiri of our indeginous brothers and sisters from america

[@ValHemi265]

The brothers and sisters from America are like us very much.
Only difference is language. But we are very similar. Headbands, diamond shaped designs on them, feathers in our hair, and native to the land.

[@t.quadsonjr.1925]

They really look alike. Maori and Native American alike, damn they really look alike.

[@enkiea52]

Sort of but we are East Asian racial stock, Maori are Polynesians.

[@navimana]

Both groups have links to ancient aboriginal East Asia (Taiwan for Poly's) at least thats what is highly theorized, but that was thousands of years ago and both groups have evolved into their own separate groups. Polynesians as with other Nesians are their own people (Pasifika) and same for Native Americans

[@joshuamartindale868]

@@navimana i think both groups originally migrated from the coastal regions of China the Native Americans went north towards Siberia and crossed the land bridge into Alaska and spread throughout the Americas. The Polynesians went south to Taiwan and spread from there to the Philippines and Indonesia and so forth. But yes they are all part of the same family so to speak. ☺

[@claudeschaumkell6514]

They look alike because they are alike

[@Will.Flavell]

Polynesians left Asia to voyage across the Pacific Ocean on canoes and wooden boats which they found their own islands and developed into their own cultures

[@nativez1182]

We are all one!

[@omahawarrior1]

This is almost how I was born. I'm native and Tongan and Ga tho

[@MrAMYJACK]

Walk through the eyes of others.

[@woahtrisha8889]

Kia korua, hopin they have a great time while here in NZ :) Thanks Jay

[@trishduffy1331]

" Awesome "... Ngati Poneke !! 👍🏾

[@robnewman6101]

R.I.P Mr Saginaw Grant 1936-2021.

[@michaeloxlarge4345]

How come we had subtitles 8 years ago but not today ?

[@dahem4441]

Our cultures have met before in the past in a realm govt by our ancestors

[@jessebarlow1277]

funny how the news voice is the exact same in every language! hahaha

[@OryanMcLean]

Call me a rude Maori, but is it just me who wanted someone to get a seat for the elderly american during our long daunting powhiri speeches? I mean come on, we all know how long they can drag out for on marae. Haha, and that is why they have the seats on the pae

[@WololoLazarus]

Oath, even the great kaiwhaikorero relish in their speeches for maybe a bit too long - wouldnt be a problem with a chair for the ol' kaumatua though!

[@MareeStone798ms]

True dat!

[@jjtaiapa5832]

Atta chr cuz

[@DB-tv7dc]

That’s screaming eagle holy shit

[@oswaldmosleyrealaccount7763]

Boohoo

[@oswaldmosleyrealaccount7763]

Cry me a river lmao