Pākehā are New Zealanders who are not of Māori blood lines. They are mostly descended from British and to a lesser extent Irish settlers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, although some Pākehā have Dutch, Scandinavian, German, Yugoslav or other ancestry. There is significant overlap with the Māori population, since the term Pākehā is based on predominant ancestory, while the term Māori is based on cultural self-identification . The word P...
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Pākehā are New Zealanders who are not of Māori blood lines. They are mostly descended from British and to a lesser extent Irish settlers of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, although some Pākehā have Dutch, Scandinavian, German, Yugoslav or other ancestry. There is significant overlap with the Māori population, since the term Pākehā is based on predominant ancestory, while the term Māori is based on cultural self-identification . The word Pākehā is also sometimes used to refer to any person of predominantly European ancestry, including those that are not New Zealanders. It is also used in a wider scope to refer to any non-Māori.
Pākehā is a Māori term, the origins of which are unclear, but which was in use by the late 18th century. Opinions of the term vary amongst those it describes. Some find it highly offensive, others are indifferent, while some happily use the term and find the main alternative, New Zealand European, inappropriate.
Māori in the Bay of Islands and...
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