Question

Compare and contrast the indigenous people of Australia and New Zealand

Answer 1

Answer:

Similarities and difference between the indigenous people of Australia and New Zealand

There exist only a few similarities between the Aborigines of Australia and the Maori of New Zealand. Both of these groups were first on their respective lands and both their lands were taken over by the Europeans a few hundred years ago. They both suffered from extreme poverty due to the west and the Europeans' financial status was always better than theirs.  

Looking at it from a cultural point of view, The Maori and the Aboriginals come from two completely unrelated backgrounds. Also, while the  Aborigines had inhabited their native  Australia for thousands and thousands of years before they were conquered by the Europeans, the Maori had lived in their lands for only about 800 years. There were always fights and conflicts between the British and the Maori while the Aborigines were treated far worse by the British, depriving them of all their basic rights.