Yeah, I am all for the altruistic and environmentally sound utilization of Antarctica. However the Maori, for all their cultural richness, were a product of the

Yeah, I am all for the altruistic and environmentally sound utilization of Antarctica. However the Maori, for all their cultural richness, were a product of their times and the struggles they faced in surviving in a geography that had its population support limits. Perhaps they are not the best contrast to industry aided colonization. Maybe only a less effective version. > Soon, Ngāti Mutunga and Ngāti Tama began to takahi, or walk the land, to lay claim to it. > A Māori chief, Te Rakatau Katihe, said: "We took possession ... in accordance with our custom, and we caught all the people. Not one escaped. Some ran away from us, these we killed; and others also we killed – but what of that? It was in accordance with our custom."