hmm okay I'm not sure where you have sourced your insights around "caniibalism" because my tupuna didn't consume the human flesh out of a desire for hunger or cravings. It was merely to consume the mana of their enemies and then treat them with the ultimate offense by excreting them. We were largely vegetarians and protein was a nice to have, but not a necessity

I'd suggest you attend a Te Tiriti workshop by Dr Veronica so you can get some understanding on the harmfulness your opinions and misinformation creates. Her research is evidential based and unfortunately ideations such as yours appear no to be. But that's okay, you only know what you know!! But educating yourself is the best solution. Mauri ora kia koe e hoa :)

​@@hinemoabrown9325 Thank you for sharing your narrative but... no I wont buy myself access to any re-education camp. To assess whether Western colonization contributed to Māori social development, we can indeed look at the living standards, cultural conservation, and human development indices of other Polynesian-dominated societies like Tuvalu, Samoa (formerly Western Samoa), and Tonga. New Zealand, despite the much deeper colonial history and influence, offers much higher living standards (GDP per capita) compared to Tuvalu, Samoa, and Tonga. In a nutshell, while Western colonization brought significant challenges to the Māori, including loss of land, cultural suppression, and socio-economic disparities, it also led to integration into a developed economy with way much higher living standards and access to modern healthcare and education. Polynesian societies that experienced less disruptive colonization have preserved their cultures more intact but generally have lower living standards and human development indices compared to New Zealand.

Bro our lands were stolen. Our people were left impoverished while colonials lived off our land and benefited the generations of Pakeha who are living today. You ended up with a high standard of living. My whanau were thriving and healthy before the British brutalized our people and stole our land. So ... we were living communal and trading with other countries before our resources were stolen. We were not struggling or dying. You need to look into the history of our people to find that we were thriving financially. You ate so ignorant.