Must not mention a cannibal past
We read:
"New Zealand's Prime Minister has apologised for making a joke about a Maori tribe eating him for dinner. John Key was addressing a tourism conference when he made a reference to a tribal land dispute involving the Tuhoe people, and joked about having a meal with leaders of a tribe [a tribe is called an "iwi" in NZ] - that are Tuhoe's neighbours.
"The good news was that I was having dinner with Ngati Porou as opposed to their neighbouring iwi, which is Tuhoe - in which case I would have been the dinner," Mr Key said.
His quip further soured relations with the Tuhoe people that are already strained over their bid to win back ownership of tribal lands confiscated by a settler government 150 years ago....
Before European settlement, Maori tribes regularly raided other tribal groups, seizing some as slaves and indulging in cannibal feasts to sow fear among their enemies. Scholars believe the practice ended 200 years ago.
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6 comments:
So, besides the cannibalism, tribes regularly raided each other lands to expand territory. Then why should the European settlers give back the land if land grabs were the norm in New Zealand before they arrived?
I ate a nurse once. (or was it twice) Does that make me a bad person?
Yea Anon (10:38 AM), but you failed to mention it was a male nurse and you almost choked to death on the bone!
You know, these types of jokes get tossed out from time to time... whenever a decision-maker has to face a tough crowd we joke about being the main course.
What made this one uncomfortable was that there was an element of historical truth. Ooops.
New Zealand's Prime Minister tastes like chicken.
Cannabalism is eco-friendly coz it recycles!
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