Maori Haka vs Aboriginal War Cry (BRITISH REACTION) 

Arohamai kotahi koe We are one

Lol really I doubt that. One Maori aint primitive

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I'm Aboriginal and Scottish mate 👍

Alot of us Maori are part english/scottish/irish too, we'd love to see that on the field

"Come up with a Pictish war dance". Are you wrong in the head mate? Maybe if we still had ties to our ancient beliefs and traditions but the christians stomped all over them

They should lift their kilts like in Braveheart!😂

You do have a war cry that you can be proud of as Scots. "The Painted Ladies" warcry prevented the Romans from crossing the water. They called them "Demon Women" and didn't invade.

The "rowdy crowd" was cause they played in Townsville. Which is filled with Kooris, they were supporting their mob.

@@youareawesome5236 my man is from Rocky but he's a proud Murri 🙏

I would cheer for both, I have respect for both. I cheer in the game for the Indigenous Aussies, but love the Maori people too.

Commonwealth Games mate

​@@steveperkins2399 you are correct of course a big fox paw on my part

Chur bloody aussies 😂😂😂

when said cook islands I thought you were going to mention a Cook Islands Maori Haka not a NZ Maori one.

that’s awesome, much love :)

Kiaora bro

As a Kiwi, i appreacaite the connection you feel to the Haka. It is meant to be something deeply moving and passionate. Not everyone gets it, including some nzers. Much Aroha to you cuz.

yes i thought that as well - the scots were fierce just think of braveheart - men in kilts (wearing nothing underneath) with bagpipes blaring over the land as they came towards each other in battle - i think that would be pretty terrifying as well

Good point. They would be terrifying.

I have to agree. I love how their are so many versions of the Haka as well.

@@xDRAGONSTARx Its not The Haka, its A Haka there are hundreds, its like saying the dance, and its only one of many dance forms that Maori have. When we mention haka we call it a haka not the haka. Just like songs, poems and dances there are many that are composed.

Both cultures have been suppressed by the British and later colonists. Indigenous war cries do exist, however since there are so many cultures and languages, it's hard for there to be a unified one.

The indigenous peoples here in Australia were terribly oppressed and their culture almost wiped out through forced assimilation. The war cry the Australian Indigenous All Stars perform is a more modern creation, derived from traditional dances that have been preserved and different indigenous dialects, meant to bring the many different indigenous cultures together. This was an an idea from former indigenous players and elders as a way to represent Indigenous culture and "invoke the spirits of the land" in a more general way. It's clearly inspired by the idea of the Haka which are performed by many Polynesian nations now before sporting events and particularly Rugby Union matches The Haka is an older tradition before Rugby Union games in New Zealand, dating back to the late 19th century. There are numerous New Zealand Haka, with different dances for different occasions. These dances have been far better preserved due mostly to the fact that being a war like people and much less spread out than the indigenous Australians the Maori people of New Zealand manged to force a treaty with the British which helped save their culture and customs. The Ka Mate Haka they originally performed is absolutely a huge adrenaline rush for any sporting fan, simultaneously thrilling and piss-your-pants blood chilling. You definitely need to check that out, live and in person preferably, some time asap I believe it would be great if all the different countries playing international sport could delve into their national cultural history to find ancient war cries, ceremonies and dances and come up with something to both welcome worthy opponents from distant lands and challenge them to do battle upon their home soil

The game was played in Townsville so plenty of the mob up there. It's also traditional to stay silent for hakas as they are used at different events with different meanings.

The reason is because we've all seen and heard the Haka thousands of times and it gets old. This is one of the only few times anyone's seen an Aboriginal war cry at the beginning of a match!

@@1legend517 the Haka never gets old

@@queenslanddiva Agreed.

@@queenslanddiva Don't get me wrong. I never said that it sucked. It's very cool. I just meant that we see it before every single game. But this is something we've never seen before.

The aboriginals are tough too. Surviving against all the odds in a harsh land for 60,000 years and against large fearsome animals when they first arrived on the continent and extreme climate shifts. They managed to tame this extreme land and adapt to it. And then surviving again thousands of years later due to near genocide at the hands of the arriving white people. If that's not worthy of being called "strong", I don't know what is!

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Yep, first time for me see the Aboriginal War Cry and it was awesome. LIke most of us Aussies, we grew up loving the Haka and I have always wondered why and if we had an Aussie version. Hope its done at many more events, especially the Aussie vs Kiwi events!!

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Yes! Maori women were tattooed too. Traditionally, beauty in Maori culture was measured by how fierce someone looked. This included women.

That's correct. Tonga and Somoa have a similar thing to the Haka that they also perform at the beginning of matches. Those are awesome. I'm surprised this comment didn't get more likes.

Tonga have the Sipi Tau and Samoa have the Siva Tau. I learned about the Siva Tau from WWE of all things, because there are Samoan wrestlers called the Usos there who used to perform a modified version before every match. I later did research on my own and watched both the Sipi Tau and Siva Tau, very kool and gets the blood pumping.

Not a single Maori I know thinks Kooris are oppressed.

@@youareawesome5236 you do know that Koori’s are their own mob right?

@@rjwoods2600 no shit. They're still not oppressed.

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The people of the Scottish highlands descend from this māori culture, māori are the elders, hence why the scots wore kilts and the picts had body paint and māori had piupiu, maro,korowai and were adorned with mataora and tā moko

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Kaka lol

Ok, that explains why I've never heard or seen the War Cry but loved it. Have always loved seeing the Haka and have always wondered if we had an Aussie Aboriginal version and it has never been done before. I hope they continue to do this again in all sports where its Aussie vs Kiwi!! Awesome energy from both sides. But they I guess the Haka is done by most Kiwi's at all important events and a big part of their culture where the War Cry is more Aboriginal and indigenous peoples than then every Aussie. Was still awesome to see both done together!

Me too ,

PS the touching of noses at the end is a Maori greeting that in this case, the Aussie Aboriginals embraced. In the NRL we have the Auckland Warriors that have a higher Maori contingent and the South Sydney Rabbitohs that historically (back to 1908) have a higher Aboriginal contingent in their playing squad. These 2 teams make up the highest percentage of ‘Indigenous & Māori All Stars’ teams. I’m a rabid Rabbitoh!

Those ain't even hakas mate, they're boring to watch lmao 🤣