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The Maori Of New Zealand: Culture, History, And Fire

7 minutes 52 seconds

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When the Maori arrived to New Zealand in 900 AD, it was one of the last places to be settled on earth by humans. They brought many elements of their Polynesian culture to the Islands, but none transformed the landscape as much as their use of fire. Modern Maori scholars shed light on the important role that fire has always played in their lives, as well as the inherent sense of conservation that is embedded in their culture and approach to the land. Part of WildFIRE PIRE series.

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Runtime: 7 minutes 52 seconds

Yellow wildflower in foreground, low shrubs and dead trees in background. Boulder County Colorado Front Range. Caption: (Rother) This is a portion of the 2003 Overland Fire.
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Episode 1
3 minutes 33 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Green foliage in foreground overlooking basin with a lake surrounded by tree covered hills. Caption: The kinds of plants that came back were even more flammable.
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Episode 2
3 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Rolling hillside spotted with evergreen trees. Caption: lodgepole pine, that was introduced from North America
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Episode 3
3 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 10 - 12
Tall, thin trees choked with brush. Caption: Fire is a landscape process.
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Episode 4
4 minutes 41 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Black and white photo of a building engulfed in flames. Caption: What happened here on the seventh of February, 1967,
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Episode 5
7 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Aerial view of mountains with water-filled craters. Caption: I became curious what this was like in the past.
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Episode 6
4 minutes 3 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
A field of burned grass with a tractor in the middle of it. Caption: As you can see, it's devastated the whole district.
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Episode 7
5 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Closeup of hands holding a narrow, red tubular object. Caption: With a warmer climate, do we suspect to see more fire?
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Episode 8
9 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Three people walking through the woods. Caption: I think back to the project quite a bit.
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Episode 9
4 minutes 26 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Empty sand beach. Caption: When the Maori arrived to New Zealand in 900 AD it was one of the last places on earth to be settled by humans.
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Episode 10
7 minutes 52 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12