Tangata whenua
- Whakamārama
- Ko te tangata whenua o Aotearoa, ko te Māori. Pērā hoki ki ngā tangata whenua katoa o te ao, no rātou te whenua.
- Scope Note
- The indigenous people of New Zealand. This can also be used to describe the indigenous people of any country.
- English Used For
- Indigenous people
- Māori people
- People, Māori
- Tahūhū/Broader Term
- Tāngata
- Heke/Narrower Term
- Hapori
- Iwi
- Mana whenua
- Pā
- Kaho/Related Term
- Whenua
