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Canoe traditions

Description:: It was once believed that the ancestors of Māori came to New Zealand in a single ‘great fleet’ of seven canoes. We now know that many canoes made the perilous voyage from Polynesia. Through stories passed down the generations, tribal groups trace their origins to the captains and ...
Location:: Polynesia
Format:: Collection
Collections:: Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Contributors:: Rāwiri Taonui
Publisher:: Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga
Content partner:: Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage
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