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Foster

24 November, 19:01

Based on this passage, which values seem to be most

important to the Mäori?

Rangi, the Sky Father, held his beloved, Papa, and

together they bore many sons who were not human, but

rather elements of nature. These sons loved their parents,

but Rangi and Papa's embrace was so tight that they had

no space to move or to lead their lives. They lay in the

darkness, constricted and unhappy.

Tü, the first son, decided that he and his brothers must

act. "We should kill our parents," he suggested, for he

was the god of war. "It will be difficult, but it is the only

way we can truly be free!"

- "The Māori: Genealogies and Origins in New

Zealand"

freedom and individuality

togetherness and love

killing and war

sacrifice and unhappiness