A missionary named Henry Williams baptized many members of this group, including a  rangatira , or leader, named Kawiti.
This group's staples include the  kumara , a type of sweet potato. After Henry Menzies tried to tax members of this group a half-crown for each dog they owned, a relatively bloodless war broke out. A missionary named Henry Williams baptized many members of this group, including a  rangatira , or leader, named Kawiti. The so-called "Battle of the Sticks" was fought by this group after one of its leaders instigated a conflict by chopping off James Busby's (*)  flagpole on top of a hill. This group, which was once led by Hōne Heke  (HO-neh HECK-eh) , used the term  Pākehā   (PAH-keh-HAH)  to describe Europeans. William Hobson authored the document that made this group the subjects of the British Empire, the Treaty of Waitangi. For 10 points, name these indigenous people of New Zealand.
This group's staples include the  kumara , a type of sweet potato.
 Māori  [The war is the Dog Tax War.] 