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| New Zealand Maori win haka fight | New Zealand Maori win haka fight |
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| The New Zealand government has agreed to acknowledge Maori ownership of the haka war dance used by the national rugby team, the All Blacks. | The New Zealand government has agreed to acknowledge Maori ownership of the haka war dance used by the national rugby team, the All Blacks. |
| The agreement comes after protracted negotiations between the government and several Maori tribes seeking compensation for historic grievances. | |
| Millions of dollars are being paid in a comprehensive settlement. | Millions of dollars are being paid in a comprehensive settlement. |
| The move follows concerns the Ka Mate haka, known to rugby fans world-wide, was being commercially exploited. | The move follows concerns the Ka Mate haka, known to rugby fans world-wide, was being commercially exploited. |
| In 2006, an advertisement for Fiat cars featured Italian women doing a version of the haka. | In 2006, an advertisement for Fiat cars featured Italian women doing a version of the haka. |
| The challenge has also featured in a cinema film about rugby called Forever Strong. | The challenge has also featured in a cinema film about rugby called Forever Strong. |
| The government has now agreed that the Ka Mate haka belongs to a Maori tribe, the Ngati Toa. | The government has now agreed that the Ka Mate haka belongs to a Maori tribe, the Ngati Toa. |
| Its chief, Te Rauparaha, was recognised as the originator of the haka, written to celebrate his escape from death in a battle in the 1820s. | Its chief, Te Rauparaha, was recognised as the originator of the haka, written to celebrate his escape from death in a battle in the 1820s. |
| What exactly is a haka? | What exactly is a haka? |
| Cash settlement | Cash settlement |
| Wider grievances, dating back more than 150 years, are also part of the settlement, with the government distributing NZ$300m (US$157m, £108m) to eight Maori tribes. | Wider grievances, dating back more than 150 years, are also part of the settlement, with the government distributing NZ$300m (US$157m, £108m) to eight Maori tribes. |
| The eight tribes comprise some 12,000 members and will receive about half the amount in cash and the rest in rents from government-owned forests and greenhouse gas emission credits. | The eight tribes comprise some 12,000 members and will receive about half the amount in cash and the rest in rents from government-owned forests and greenhouse gas emission credits. |
| Maori make up around 15% of New Zealand's 4.3 million population. | Maori make up around 15% of New Zealand's 4.3 million population. |
| They say they have been the victims of illegal land seizures and breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, which was agreed between British settlers and indigenous people in 1840. | They say they have been the victims of illegal land seizures and breaches of the Treaty of Waitangi, which was agreed between British settlers and indigenous people in 1840. |
| One Maori negotiator said this latest settlement would never make up for what had been taken but would provide a resource for the future. | One Maori negotiator said this latest settlement would never make up for what had been taken but would provide a resource for the future. |