Which excerpt from "The Maori: Genealogies and Origins in New Zealand" best shows how the Maori perceive their
parents?
"We should kill our parents," he suggested, for he was the god of war. "It will be difficult, but it is the only way we
can truly be free!"
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"We cannot do this," he said. "Rangi and Papa are our parents. They have created us, made us who we are."
"The Sky Father will watch us from above, while the Earth Mother nourishes us from below."
"It is impossible!" cried Tû. "We should kill them. There is no other way to be free."
The excerpt that best shows how the Maori perceive their parents is:
"We cannot do this," he said. "Rangi and Papa are our parents. They have created us, made us who we are."
This excerpt highlights the Maori belief that their parents, Rangi (the Sky Father) and Papa (the Earth Mother), are responsible for their creation and identity. It emphasizes the reverence and respect they have for their parents as the ultimate source of their existence.