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Originally Posted by
wharfy
Ah yes the Moriori myth - A ripping yarn invented by white folks...
"The Moriori are culturally Polynesian. They developed a distinct Moriori culture in the Chatham Islands as they adapted to local conditions. Although speculation once suggested that they settled the Chatham Islands directly from the tropical Polynesian islands, or even that they were Melanesian in origin, current research indicates that ancestral Moriori were Māori Polynesians who emigrated to the Chatham Islands from New Zealand before 1500"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moriori_people
Apparently,,,, they were quite delicious!!
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