Haka Performed By Non-New Zealand Sports Teams
Although the haka is a traditional dance form of the Māori of New Zealand, the use of a haka by the All Blacks rugby team before matches has made it familiar worldwide, and various haka have been adopted by sports teams outside New Zealand, especially American football teams in the United States. Sometimes these teams have Maori players, but frequently the Haka has been performed by teams with players from other Polynesian groups, indicating that the Haka has become part of a pan-Polynesian sports culture. For example, the Ha'a has lyrics and the movements are entirely Hawai'ian but inspired by the Haka, it wa created this specifically for the University of Hawai'i and has been adopted by other sports teams from the islands.
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