Moriori
noun
Mo·ri·o·ri
ˌmȯr-ē-ˈȯr-ē 
plural Moriori or Morioris
1
: a member of a Polynesian people native to the Chatham Islands of New Zealand
2
: the Polynesian language of the Moriori people
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New Zealand enacted a government program called Karanga Aotearoa in 1990 to retrieve and repatriate the remains of its indigenous people, the country’s Māori, and the Moriori who inhabit the Chatham Islands.
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 14 June 2023
Māori and Moriori believe this return to their homelands will restore dignity to both the dead people and their living descendants.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 14 June 2023
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Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 14 June 2023
Māori and Moriori believe this return to their homelands will restore dignity to both the dead people and their living descendants.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 14 June 2023
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“Moriori.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Moriori. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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