Nunuku’s Law

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Nunuku’s Law is a foundational Moriori pacifist code that forbids warfare and violence, shaping the community’s identity and social conduct.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Moriori cultural tradition
customary law
pacifist code
social norm system
appliesIn Chatham Islands
Rēkohu
Wharekauri
appliesTo Moriori people
linked to: Moriori
associatedPeople Indigenous Moriori of Rēkohu
characteristic collective obligation
intergenerational continuity
oral transmission
culture Moriori culture
linked to: Moriori
enforcedBy Moriori community consensus
Moriori elders
linked to: Moriori
ethicalOrientation nonviolence
pacifism
influences Moriori conflict resolution practices
Moriori identity
Moriori social structure
legalStatus customary rather than codified statute
mainTenet prohibition of cannibalism
prohibition of enslavement
prohibition of killing
prohibition of violence
prohibition of warfare
moralObligation refraining from physical aggression
seeking peaceful solutions to conflict
namedAfter Nunuku-whenua
originatedWith Nunuku-whenua
purpose to define Moriori group identity
to maintain peace
to prevent bloodshed among Moriori
to shape Moriori social conduct
recognizedAs core element of Moriori identity
foundational Moriori law
region Pacific
linked to: Pacific Ocean

Polynesia
religiousOrSpiritualContext Moriori spiritual beliefs
socialFunction maintenance of communal harmony
regulation of disputes
timeOfOrigin pre-European contact period
transmissionMethod instruction by elders
ritual practice
storytelling
typeOfViolenceProhibited intergroup warfare
lethal retaliation

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Moriori traditionalBelief Nunuku’s Law