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Module 11 | Indigenous knowledge and sustainability - APCEIU

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Source: Burger, J. (1990)<br />

The Gaia Atlas of First<br />

Peoples: A Future for the<br />

<strong>Indigenous</strong> World, Penguin<br />

Books, Ringwood, pp. 50, 61-<br />

62.<br />

Respect for the<br />

spirit world was<br />

fundamental to<br />

Maori society,<br />

but fell outside<br />

the<br />

comprehension of<br />

the British legal<br />

system.<br />

blows exchanged<br />

<strong>and</strong> sometimes<br />

even serious<br />

casualities. After<br />

a war a lengthy<br />

process of peacemaking<br />

begins.<br />

Gifts,<br />

ceremonies, <strong>and</strong><br />

marriages<br />

establish links<br />

<strong>and</strong> obligations<br />

between the<br />

parties.

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