Māori Americans are

Americans Americans are the citizens and nationals of the United States of America.; ; Although direct citizens and nationals make up the majority of Americans, many dual citizens, expatriates, and permanent residents could also legally claim Ame ...

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

descent, an ethnic group from

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. Some Māori are Mormons and are drawn to Mormon regions of Hawaii and Utah, as well as in California, Arizona and Nevada. Māori therefore were part of the first Mormon Polynesian colony of the US, which was founded in Utah in 1889. Page 116. Since at least 1895 many Māori have immigrated to the US to study at universities and to seek employment opportunities, in addition to doing so for religious reasons.

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Sports

* David Dixon (American football),

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* TeTori Dixon, volleyball * Rhett Ellison,

Riki Ellison Riki Morgan Ellison (born 15 August 1960) is a New Zealand-American former professional player of American football who was a linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was known as Riki Gray while playing college foo ...

Will Hinchcliff Will Hinchcliff (born September 13, 1969, in Trenton, New Jersey) is a former American football wide receiver in the Canadian Football League and the World League of American Football. A sprinter and a long jumper, Hinchcliff represented New Zea ...

Media

Alex Aiono Martin Alexander Aiono (; born February 16, 1996) is an American singer, record producer, and actor from Phoenix, Arizona. Aiono is known for his videos on YouTube, which have amassed over 1 billion views, and his social media presence with upwa ...

, singer * Keala Settle, actress and singer *

Sasha Lane Sasha Bianca Lane (born September 29, 1995) is an American actress. She made her film debut in ''American Honey'' (2016), directed by Andrea Arnold, before portraying Hunter C-20 in the first season of the Disney+ television series ''Loki'', set ...

, actress *

Daniel Logan Daniel Logan (born 6 June 1987) is a New Zealand-born American actor. Logan is best known for his portrayal of Boba Fett from the 2002 film '' Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones'', for which he was nominated for a Young Artist Award ...

, actor

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