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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Nunuku’s Law canonical 1

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Statements (47)

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 ⓘ