Pākehā Māori were early European settlers (known as Pākehā in the Māori language) who lived among the Māori in New Zealand.
History
Many Pākehā Māori were runaway seamen or ākehāMāescaped Australian convicts who settled in Māori communities by choice.
A few Pākehā Māori such as James Caddell, John Rutherford and Barnet Burns even received moko (facial tattoos).
In 1862 and 1863, the early settler Frederick Edward Maning published two books under the pseudonym "A Pakeha Maori" in which he describes how they lived.
Notable Pākehā Māori
Kimball Bent
Barnet Burns
James Caddell
Thomas Kendall
David MacNish
Frederick Edward Maning
Jacky Marmon
John Rutherford
See also
Māori Indians
Charlotte Badger
Manuel José (trader)
Similar people in other countries
Jim Bridger
Caramuru
Isaac Davis
Gonzalo Guerrero
John Young
Notes
References
Pakeha Maori: The extraordinary story of the Europeans who lived as Maori in early New Zealand by Trevor Bentley; published 1999 Old New Zealand: being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Times by 'A Pakeha Maori' (Frederick Edward Maning) Gutenberg ebook, originally published 1863