Down from the Maoris’ ancestral (and warmer) homeland, Ha-waiki, came the fire goddess. Wherever she stepped, a volcano bloomed. She warmed Ngatoro-i-rangi so bounteously that the whole region ...

"But the goddess of fire, in particular ... outlawing tattoos for women and earrings for men. Ainu were also banned from engaging in their traditional livelihoods such as fishing and hunting ...