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_The year was 1810 when an Indian man from Bengal reportedly abandoned his ship to marry a Māori woman. By 1813, three Indian lascars—among the earliest non-Māori settlers in Otago—had deserted British colonial ships in favour of joining Māori society. They lived among the Ngāi Tahu, sharing skills and knowledge, including tactics for attacking colonial vessels in the rain, when European firearms were rendered useless. These men became so entwined with Māori culture that they adopted Māori names and participated in tā moko, the traditional art of tattooing._
https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1evgcsa/indom%C4%81ori_a_forgotten_chapter_of_new_zealands/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Indians
_The year was 1810 when an Indian man from Bengal reportedly abandoned his ship to marry a Māori woman. By 1813, three Indian lascars—among the earliest non-Māori settlers in Otago—had deserted British colonial ships in favour of joining Māori society. They lived among the Ngāi Tahu, sharing skills and knowledge, including tactics for attacking colonial vessels in the rain, when European firearms were rendered useless. These men became so entwined with Māori culture that they adopted Māori names and participated in tā moko, the traditional art of tattooing._
https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1evgcsa/indom%C4%81ori_a_forgotten_chapter_of_new_zealands/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_Indians