Hello Everyone!
This week in Social Studies we learned about Te Ara, Pre-European Society in Aotearoa New Zealand. We eplored what life was like for Maori before Europeans arrived. I learned that Maori lived in organised communities called iwi and hapu, and they had strong traditions, skills, and knowledge that helped them survive. They used natural resources for food, tools, and shelter, and they had important values like mana, tapu and whanaungaanga.
I found it intreasting learning how Maori travelled to Aotearoa by waka and how they adapted to the eniviroment. It helped me understand more about Maori culture and how society worked before European contact.
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