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= Māori Community =
'''Māori Community''' is a community page on LovedForever for preserving and sharing the lives, memories, stories and family histories of Māori people and whānau.

LovedForever provides a place where families can preserve the stories of their loved ones, share photographs and memories, and help keep family history and whakapapa available for future generations.

== About the Māori Community ==
Māori are the tangata whenua, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. Māori culture and identity are closely connected to whānau (family), whakapapa (genealogy), whenua (land), hapū (sub-tribe) and iwi (tribe).

Māori traditions, language, history and cultural knowledge form an important part of the heritage of Aotearoa New Zealand.

LovedForever provides a place where Māori families and whānau can preserve and share the stories, photographs, videos and memories of their loved ones.

== People Remembered ==
This section connects Māori people whose lives have been documented on LovedForever.

'''[[:Category:Māori Community|View Māori Community Memorials]]'''

As the LovedForever memorial collection grows, this page can become a place to discover people, whānau and stories connected to the Māori community.

== Stories and Memories ==
A person's life is more than their name and dates on a memorial.

Family and friends can contribute:

* Personal stories
* Memories
* Photographs
* Videos
* Audio recordings
* Family history
* Family trees

These contributions can help preserve the memories and life stories of loved ones for future generations.

== Whakapapa and Family History ==
Whakapapa is an important part of Māori identity and connects people across generations.

LovedForever allows families to preserve family relationships and build family trees that connect parents, children, siblings and other relatives.

Family members can contribute information about their whānau and help preserve important family history.

'''[[:Category:Māori Community|Explore Māori Memorials]]'''

== Culture and Heritage ==
Māori communities have diverse iwi, hapū, whānau, histories and traditions.

LovedForever aims to provide a respectful place where families can record the individual lives and experiences of their loved ones while preserving the connections between people, families and generations.

Memorial pages may include information about a person's whānau, whakapapa, community involvement, achievements, interests and life experiences.

== Contribute ==
If you are part of the Māori community, you can help preserve your family's history on LovedForever.

You can:

* [[Create a Memorial]]
* Add photographs
* Share a memory
* Write a story
* Add family information
* Upload videos and audio
* Add family relationships
* Help improve an existing memorial

== See Also ==

* [[:Category:Māori Community|Māori Community Memorials]]
* [[Pacific Communities]]
* [[Samoan Community]]
* [[Tongan Community]]
* [[Auckland Cemeteries]]
* [[Memorials]]
* [[Create a Memorial]]
* [[LovedForever]]

== External Links ==

* [https://www.lovedforever.org.nz/ LovedForever.org.nz]
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