
The Maori people of New Zealand came from eastern Polynesia in waves of canoes sometime between 1250 and 1300 AD. Over the centuries, they developed a rich and complex society that included a fierce and terrifying warrior culture. Europeans described the Maori warriors as large men, although women could be warriors as well, who had extensive facial tattoos. While they looked fearsome, their intense physical appearance is only the start of what made these warriors so terrifying.
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10. Their Tattoos Were Carved In
9. The War Dance
8. The Mere Club Was Used to Crack Skulls
7. The Dead Were Buried and Dug Back up Again and Then Reburied
6. The War Strategy
5. Heads of the Killed Were Taken as Trophies
4. Captain James Cook’s First Encounter Was Terrifying
3. Their Most Famous Warrior Hongi Hika
2. Infanticide
1. They Performed Cannibalism
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Wow! The inaccuracies in this are huge! Disgustingly so.
Could you possibly speak more slowly for American viewers ?
Vsauce?
Fact 4 is an absolute joke
hAcka bro
DUDE CANT PRONOUNCE MAORI
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1. They put things out of context to destroy entire cultures, and find it incredibly entertaining
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Me: triggerd🚫☠
You need to learn how to say it probably mate
All I learnt from this video is how damn sensitive online new zealanders are. You guys take yourselves way too seriously
Captain Crook came in peace alright.
Im from nz
I cracked up when they said war dance
number 3 they were made out of hade, so they were made out of my dad?
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WRONG!
Te Maro a chief had two other men that came along to investigate the ship.
And actually Captain Cook had kidnapped 3 boys and had killed 9 others, but gave over the boys when encounting a tribe.
I love how he said 'Tribesmen' only kiwis know.
The fact he planned on obviously doing this… And didnt actually thinking of how to pronounce Māori or Māori words.
Vsauce
Chief-TAIN?
WTF is this I'm triggered af right now
Friends, do NOT take ANY of this post as true or correct. It is concocted from disparate amateur versions which are fabrications and distortions of both Maori oral history and that written in English by early visitors. The pronunciation is all incorrect. The images are NOT matching the dialogue. Some of the practices reported appear to be closer to aboriginal Australians and there is even a picture of a South American indigene which is obvious from the clothing. This narrator needs to NOT be trusted or relied upon for ANY advice or historical record. This is a shameful and disgusting misinterpretation of fact. Just move along, folks, check out New Zealand's official history sources instead and forget what you see here.
You suck
Lol the mere…. More warriors, they would be less organized? Please don't teach our history if you are going to describe it incoherently, it's perfectly fine to teach but ensure you have learned first.
Nope Maori people were canabil's but they did it because they are spiritual and thought that the power from the bodies when they ate it it would give them the body's power from their spirit.
Ummm… Not trying to be rude but I think you're saying maori wrong. Because my dad's maori but this all is right. But only some tribes bury bodies twice. But it's all right.
They’re getting cut about the Maori displaying the heads of the defeated like the French Revolutionaries didn’t parade the decapitated head of governor de Launay around Paris on a spike after they killed him, I’m pretty sure that’s like the same thing
Don't make us look bad eaoh your all fhukn shiht ooih fhuk u
really
why cant he say the words right dear kami
your fact are not factual in fact they are loose …so loose you are a fraud
they way he says Maori makes me cringe lol
Infanticide??? Are you kidding??? Did not kill babies or women our women and children were protected. This is kaka.
Sorry but most of this is wrong. So shush if you don't know what ur talking about. Also your pronouncing Te Reo words wrong
Can we just remember when the Maori battalion did a haka in front of the Nazi's and they ran away in fear! We still took heavy losses but to do that takes courage!