Module 11 | Indigenous knowledge and sustainability - APCEIU
Module 11 | Indigenous knowledge and sustainability - APCEIU
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.