how were the maori's stronger than the moriori's: The maori's had more people than the moriori's and just ate them. So yes the maori's were cannibals as well.
Are Moriori Maori: ages ago it was believed that Moriori were Melanesian people. It is now that they share the same ancestry of polynesians.
CAUSES OF THE MORIORI GENOCIDE: "We took possession... in accordance with our customs and we caught all the people. Not one escaped....."
- A Māori conqueror
"[The Maori] commenced to kill us like sheep.... [We] were terrified, fled to the bush, concealed ourselves in holes underground, and in any place to escape our enemies. It was of no avail; we were discovered and killed - men, women and children indiscriminately."
- A Moriori survivor
Who are the Moriori's: The Moriori are the indigenous people of the Chatham islands. They were Maori Polynesians that settled in the islands from New Zealand in the 16th century. The Moriori consisted of a small population, with its highest number of inhabitants being 2000 at their peak. They lived by the law of Nunuku, a code of non-violence and passive resistance, banning warfare and cannibalism. (Yes they use to be cannabals)
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