[New post] Are Māori indigenous or colonisers?

adamsmith1922 posted: " So Māori are colonisers? As they arrived by boat to uninhabited land they cannot be indigenous, if that means native by virtue of natural evolution. So Māori and Pākehās are colonialists. https://twitter.com/pungaohiko/status/1684673718218600448?s=6" The Inquiring Mind Are Māori indigenous or colonisers? adamsmith1922 Jul 29 So Māori are colonisers? As they arrived by boat to uninhabited land they cannot be indigenous, if that means native by virtue of natural evolution. So Māori and Pākehās are colonialists. I'm as opposed to separatism as anyone, but the issue of whether Maori are indigenous is pointless. If NZ was uninhabited when they arrived then it was nobody's land and under international law they claimed it by occupation. That gave them rights. Which they ceded via treaty. — Albert Park (@pungaohiko) July 27, 2023 So there are no indigenous people as such. Māori were here earlier, but did very little. Pākehās improved conditions immeasurably. However, Pākehās do not receive credit for that. Māori are lauded, but they were cannibals, slave owners, had no wheels, fought each other endlessly but are to be lauded! Bull Puckey! Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The Inquiring Mind. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://adamsmith.wordpress.com/2023/07/29/are-maori-indigenous-or-colonisers/

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