Maori Vs Indigenous

Feb 6, 2026maori, member of a polynesian people of new zealand. To most maori, being maori means recognizing and venerating their maori ancestors, having claims to family land, and having a. Māori, the indigenous people of aotearoa new zealand, arrived here more than 800 years ago in great waka (double-hulled canoes) from polynesia.

Māori are the indigenous people (tangata whenua) of aotearoa new zealand.