I love interesting cultural research like this. Its pretty tragic, and I do not think the situation was entirely unique to the Maori either sadly. Now I suppose it is up to us to learn about history and how the Maori did things precolonization, and try and make amends/progress. De-colonization I suppose.
Very inspiring in a sorta sad way, but thank you for writing such a thoughtful and well written piece about an important part of history!
RE: Loss of tradition: the impact on Maori society