Moriori on Rekohu: Topics and Questions

Why did the Moriori people migrate to Rekohu?

 

Where had they come from?

 

What was life like for the early Moriori settlers?

 

What were some of the hardships they had to overcome?
 

How did they adapt to their environment?

 

Why was the land or sea so important?
 

Where did the canoes land?

 

What were the names of the canoes and what tribes were associated with each canoe

How were their customs different to the Moriori and Europeans already living there?

 

How did they adapt to the environment and conditions on Rekohu?

 

Where did they settle and why?

 

What was life like for them on Rekohu compared

to New Zealand?

Why did so many of them leave again

How have we been able to find out about early Moriori life (early Moriori artifacts)?

 

Explain other ways culture and heritage of the early settlers has been passed on.

Why did the European people migrate to Rekohu?

 

What challenges did they face?

 

How did they get to Rekohu and how difficult would that have been?

 

What was life like for them on Rekohu?

 

Where on Rekohu did the Europeans settle?

 

Why did they choose those places to settle and not others?

 

What would have been most important to the Europeans and why: Land or sea?

 

Why did the Te AtiAwa people migrate to Rekohu?

 

What challenges did they face?