Book 8 contains a HAKA! We lack badass warrior dances in America, and since we are a melting pot and undoubtedly must have some Māori Americans, plus we claim all kinds of foreign cultural material anyway…let’s have the haka in the apocalypse! It will not be in the Māori language, though, since we don’t understand it. I looked up the translation in English, and we’re not going to use those sentiments, because they are too old school. Let’s be honest. We’d say something like, “We’re gonna fuck you up!” as our challenge. The languages will be English and one of our indigenous people’s languages, but which one won’t be shared yet since it’ll give too much away. Of course, a huge hint is we’re in the Black Hills of South Dakota! This is where Crazy Horse was born and raised.

The characters performing the haka in the story are recent graduates of the new basic training. They’re young adults and teenagers, made up of primarily white and red, since those are the biggest population races in the area.

They wear warpaint and images painted on their arms. Some will incorporate additional cultural items in their warpaint, not only from the mysterious Native tribe, but also the Iron Age Celtic warrior blue paint. Some will paint their faces with skulls to look extra fierce.

Peter Sullivan, who does know about the haka, almost hurts himself cheering!

If you aren’t familiar with the New Zealand haka, watch below.

The poster of this haka short video below wrote a bit of backstory:

A show of strength 💪 While on exercise recently, soldiers from our New Zealand Army’s 2nd/1st Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, performed a haka to their ‪@britisharmy‬ counterparts from Royal Gurkha Rifles. RGR replied in turn with their traditional Kukri Dance. Culture is integral to our Defence Force, and moments like these we share with pride. #Force4NZ #NZArmy

[ Note: the Kukri Dance comes from the Gurkhas who are Nepalese soldiers.]

Of course, for any rugby enthusiasts, gotta have New Zealand All Blacks doing the haka on the pitch to challenge the other team. This video was the best one I found–you can feel it. A bit of recent history: When the USA’s Eagles rugby team received the haka from the All Blacks, the first time they were confused. But since then, the Americans players are like, “Okay, we accept the challenge, so bring it!”

This next one includes NZ women doing the haka. Yes, one does have to make the scary faces with the tongue action while doing it–that’s part of the haka, to scare your enemy.

It also contains the haka challenge against a team playing in Georgia, USA, and little Georgia boys in the stands accepting the challenge. See, we do culturally adapt, especially when it’s badass and cool.

A bit of history, New Zealand was the only British colony or British colony-derived nation that did not conduct genocide on the indigenous population. The British New Zealanders respected the Māori, the largest tribe among the indigenous population, and from the Māori came the haka.

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But first, haka meets heavy metal!!!

And a haka in parliament. We should totally protest congress this way!!!

Further, Jason Momoa does the haka for the premiere of “Aquaman,” with his kids.

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