Identifying values of the māori
based on this passage, which values seem to be most
important to the maori?
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
to, 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 maori: genealogies and origins in new
zealand"
freedom and individuality
togetherness and love
killing and war
sacrifice and unhappiness