In a performing art originated by this ethnicity, two balls are connected by a string and twirled over musical accompaniment. To incentivize cultural tourism, this ethnicity granted a 99-year lease on a geyser hotspot near the destroyed Pink and White Terraces. The geographer Evelyn Stokes appeared on American television to demonstrate the “long” style of this ethnicity’s art of poi swinging. After three days of mourning at a marae, recently deceased members of this ethnicity are buried in (*) tangi funeral rites. Raymond Firth classified four levels of this people’s genealogy, which is recited to enforce cultural identity and lend authority to personal mana. Before rugby games, the All Blacks perform rhythmic shouts over feet stamping as part of this ethnicity’s haka dance. For 10 points, name these indigenous Polynesian inhabitants of New Zealand. ■END■
ANSWER: Māori [prompt on Polynesians before “Polynesian” is read; prompt on indigenous New Zealanders or indigenous people of New Zealand before “New Zealand” is read]
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