Fall of the Māori
Toynbee's Stages
Growth: Several centuries in isolation allowed them to develop
their own language and culture, along with mythology, crafts and performing
arts
Decay/Time of Troubles: European settlers came to New Zealand
in the 17th century, later created tension, and conflict arose due to
social upheaval and epidemics that spread throughout the Maori population
Universal State: By the start of the 20th century,
Maori people had recovered, and made efforts to integrate more into New Zealand
society with everyone else
(See Maori People - Wikipedia.)
Growth: Several centuries in isolation allowed them to develop
their own language and culture, along with mythology, crafts and performing
arts
Decay/Time of Troubles: European settlers came to New Zealand
in the 17th century, later created tension, and conflict arose due to
social upheaval and epidemics that spread throughout the Maori population
Universal State: By the start of the 20th century,
Maori people had recovered, and made efforts to integrate more into New Zealand
society with everyone else
(See Maori People - Wikipedia.)
Disintegration: The Maori people, despite their desperate attempts at keeping their language, culture, and beliefs alive, began to slowly dissipate starting in the 21st century. As globalization and industrialization were at its peak, the common, traditional values and culture of this ancient tribe started to wither.
Kuras and other Maori immersion schools were pushed out by larger, more important institutions, ones that benefitted all of New Zealand, and not simply the minority group. Over time, stories and traditional dances and songs became lost, just as the language had, with the bigger and bigger need of learning international ones, like English and French....
Conflict had arisen once again between the New Zealand government and the Maori people, who were fearing that their voices were becoming less and less heard. As the poverty and crime levels within this civilization continued to rise, the overall population of New Zealanders that could call themselves Maoris continued to diminish at a slow but steady rate...
No matter how many government incentives were made to try to save these people from the same fate as the Inuit in Canada, the levels of health, life expectancy, and educational achievements dropped to an all-time low. The language that was spoken by at least a quarter of the New Zealand Maori population had now diminished to a sad 2%...
What little culture remained in the Maori children was extinguished by the constant spread of globalization, and the modern society that was then presented to the youth. As more and more youth became integrated into modern-day cultures of western civilization, the Maori culture, language, traditions, and all hope for ever recovering what had been so tragically lost, was gone forever.
Kuras and other Maori immersion schools were pushed out by larger, more important institutions, ones that benefitted all of New Zealand, and not simply the minority group. Over time, stories and traditional dances and songs became lost, just as the language had, with the bigger and bigger need of learning international ones, like English and French....
Conflict had arisen once again between the New Zealand government and the Maori people, who were fearing that their voices were becoming less and less heard. As the poverty and crime levels within this civilization continued to rise, the overall population of New Zealanders that could call themselves Maoris continued to diminish at a slow but steady rate...
No matter how many government incentives were made to try to save these people from the same fate as the Inuit in Canada, the levels of health, life expectancy, and educational achievements dropped to an all-time low. The language that was spoken by at least a quarter of the New Zealand Maori population had now diminished to a sad 2%...
What little culture remained in the Maori children was extinguished by the constant spread of globalization, and the modern society that was then presented to the youth. As more and more youth became integrated into modern-day cultures of western civilization, the Maori culture, language, traditions, and all hope for ever recovering what had been so tragically lost, was gone forever.