Augustin kramers account of his sojourn in the samoa islands from 1897 to 1899. Hi there i was wondering if you have a book that contains much information about the history behind the mau movement in samoa. Welcome to samoa pacific island holiday official guide. Neiafu tongatapu a small village at the western end of tongatapu island. Ancient origins articles related to samoa in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. If thats not enough, click over to our collection of world maps and flags. I just wanna say thanks for these very understanding and clearly information about our island. Australia oceania american samoa the world factbook. Hamoa, the native name of samoa, means the islands.
Edited by malama meleisea and penny schoeffel meleisea, lagaga covers samoan history from early polynesian arrival through the missionary era, independence in 1962 and the first two decades of the state of western samoa. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. O maga, selele or aiaifua, laula lulaa johnson, gafa o frank burgess of neiafu book, and burgess in a collection from the. Discover stunning beaches, friendly people and a 3000 year old culture. Their progenitor in samoa was charles fruean zimmerman, the son of a german jewish immigrant to boston and an american national. Remove italics from other text by selecting the text and clicking the i box in the toolbar above. Guided by the stars, the polynesian ancestors made their way across the pacific in oceanfaring canoes thousands of years ago.
Pacific history conference held at the national university of samoa apia, december. The following discussion focuses on samoa since european contact. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The population of neiafu uta is 598 and neiafu tai is 3 2006 census. Welcome to samoa, the beautiful treasured islands of the south pacific. The large harbor at pago pago contains a full us naval station. Manu samoa, first edition abebooks passion for books. In 1914, new zealand successfully commenced its conquering efforts. Of particular importance to samoans are the original documents containing ceremonial greetings and genealogical pedigrees. Polynesians traveling in outrigger canoes arrived in the samoan archipelago about bce, as indicated by lapita pottery shards found in mulifanua lagoon on upolu. Samoa seems, on archaeological evidence, to have been inhabited at least as far back as bce by austronesian speaking people. We hope you get the chance to see for yourself a true samoan tatau, learn oneonone fromlocal samoans about faa samoa, and.
It is about halfway between hawaii and new zealand in the polynesian part of the pacific ocean. I was so enthralled by this book that after finishing the last page i just had to go back and read it all over again. The content detailed in the book ranges from the migration, discovery, and inhabitation of the western pacific and specifically samoa, today known as a. List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan. List of settlements in samoa simple english wikipedia. Samoa is a well written historical novel of the coming of a. One of my next book projects is a history of samoa but in a way that is. American samoa is an incorporated, selfgoverning territory of the us. This short history of western samoa is the work of twelve writers from western samoa who took part in a history writing project sponsored by the united nations development programme through the western samoa extension services centre of the university of the south pacific. A psychological study of primitive youth for western civilisatio. A history of america samoa is a high school level textbook initiated and completed by the amerika samoa humanities council.
You can help wikipedia by writing articles to help lower the number of red links. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title neiafu. Cutting across disciplinary boundaries, the book integrates photographs with letters, nonfiction, and. You can also look for cities 100 miles from neiafu, samoa or 50 miles or 30. The main island of upolu is home to nearly threequarters of samoas people the two large islands of upolu and savaii are 99% of the total land area. Until 1997, the western islands were known as western samoa or samoa i sisifo to distinguish them from the nearby group known as american samoa or amerika samoa. I really do appreciate it and want to find out more information about american samoa. Samoan history conference in wellington, new zealand, in january 1990. Therefore, it can be assumed that all of the samoan islands have been inhabited by people for over 2,500 years. Texts printed in tongan at neiafu 1851 national library, canberra. Information in italics below is guidance for you and should be deleted as you fill out the page.
Part 2 of a picture and video compilation of life in savaii neiafu at our family reunion entertainment in samoa april 2010. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The mountainous island is a shield volcano that reaches its highest altitude, 1,858 m 6,095 ft, near the center of the island. If you need to book a flight, search for the nearest airport to neiafu, samoa. Malie toa, malie tau brave warriors, bravely fought. Culture of american samoa history, people, clothing. Evidence from legends and from genealogies shows that the country had frequent contact with fiji and tonga from the midth century. When i arrived at auckland, albert wendt the samoan novelist was here. Neiafutai is also famous in samoan history, this is where the last tongan warriors got on their ships and left samoa at the end of tongan domination of the archipelago. Nafanua, the guardian national park of american samoa u. In turn, the opposition led to the horrible exile in saipan which resulted to many deaths. This is a list of large cities closest to neiafu, samoa.
Neiafutai is also famous in samoan history, this is where the last tongan warriors got on. A big city usually has a population of at least 200,000 and you can often fly into a major airport. I will keep researching everything and the history of american samoa. A part of the samoan island chain, it is the southernmost territory of the us. Add a brief paragraph about your center here and the area it serves. History of samoa samoa has a long and fascinating history spanning more than 3,000 years. Ably discussed by malama and twelve others, lagaga, first published in 1987. I am doing a national history project about the mau movement and everyone that was involved or at least alive during the time. Fats peter fatialofa and the manu samoa story by phil gifford and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Neiafu samoa neiafu is a village on the island of savaii in samoa. To this day there is a place called neiafu in western. Savaii samoa west neiafu family history center genealogy.
Check out our country profile, full of essential information about samoas geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages. Oral tradition holds that the samoan archipelago was created by the god tagaloa at the beginning of history. Colonial history of samoa is attributed to the invasion waged by germany and new zealand. Infoplease has everything you need to know about samoa. In the mid 1800s, western samoa and tonga had competing foreign alliances, western samoa being mostly allied to the german monarch, and tonga being allied with imperial britain. These histories were recorded in the native language and were later transcribed onto paper. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Neiafu destination guide samoa general, samoa trip. Based on the rich history and mythology of the samoan islands, shaffer created an epic saga spanning 3000 years, samoa. Visiting samoa truly is an eyeopening experience, one that will help you to reflect on your life and let go of lifes day to day stresses. At the western end of the samoan island chain lies savaii.
Like many villages in samoa, neiafu has two settlements neiafu tai coastal and neiafu uta inland. The official name of the country is the independent state of samoa. Samoa is an island country located the south pacific ocean. Samoa oral history in the family history library genealogy. She was bestowed the title because she was highly respected by her family and village council and very dependable. According to frances isabella frueanmoores family history book, charles arrived in samoa before 1840 and made his home in faleula, where he married meleane pouoomasiu lealiitasi sua, with whom he had seven children. For additional treatment in a regional context, see pacific islands, history of. Realtonga is the official airline of the kingdom of tonga, offering domestic flights between the six largest islands. A chronology of key events in the history of samoa. Tomasi bourke father picture 4 tomasi was born in neiafu, vavau tonga. All samoan language texts have been retained in this edition. This book tackles photographys role during robert louis stevensons travels throughout the pacific island region and is the first study of his familys previously unpublished photographs. Culture of samoa history, people, clothing, traditions. The territory, which is part of polynesia, includes the six samoan islands east of the 171 w meridian.
Their great migration halted here for some 1,000 years before voyagers went on to colonize the marquesas, society islands, and other island groups farther east. And i am proud to grew up in a samoan family and to become a true samoan. Neiafu vavau the second largest town in tonga, located on vavau island. Samoa western and american genealogy familysearch wiki. Samoan mythology and legends say they descended from the gods and heavens to inhabit these islands. Neiafu is a village on the island of savaii in samoa. The canoe of lata there was a period of vigorous voyaging during five generations, or about a hundred and fifty years, between te alutanganuku, who. The samoan islands were settled by polynesians probably from tonga about bce. American samoa, unincorporated territory of the united states consisting of the eastern part of the samoan archipelago, located in the southcentral pacific ocean. The inhabitants of american samoa are american nationals, but.
Fifty samoan oral histories were recorded on openreel tapes during the 1970s. There was some european contact in the first half of. Samoa formerly western samoa, its closest neighbour and a selfgoverning country, consists of the nine samoan islands west of the meridian. As a goddess of war, it was her responsibility to protect her family and save her village from enemies. There are 16 stakes in western samoa with 58,000 members, and 6 stakes in american samoa with,000 members. Archaeological excavations in western samoa revealed lapita pottery dating back to about 800 b. Where we once belonged by sia figiel, coming of age in samoa.
I now try to live a quiet life of reading, research into the samoan history and. American samoa includes the inhabited islands of tutuila, tau, olosega, ofu. Teo was given authorship to a book called an account of samoan history up to 1918. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The story of the islands and their people, from ratu the ancient mariner, leading his people on a voyage of discovery, to the missionary evan surrey and his samoan wife nuanua. History in samoa archaeologists believe that polynesians settled in the samoa islands about 3,000 years ago. Nafanua is a titled woman known throughout samoa as a goddess of war. The legend of nafanua, the guardian and goddess of war in samoa.
It is in the alataua sisifo electoral district and located at the south west corner of the island. The capital, pago pago, was a strategic naval base for the u. These are supported by historical records from the eighteenth. These research suggestions for samoa were given by raymond purcell, who was born in savaii, western samoa in 1952. Stretching over 1,682 sq km 649 sq mi, savaii is one of the largest landmasses in polynesia. Germans peacefully held the protectorate until the rise of mau movement in 1908. Many scholars believe that by about 500 ce samoa had become the point of origin for voyagers who settled much of eastern polynesia. The author has researched facts and events covering 3000 years of history thoroughly and his love of the people and culture of samoa shines all the way through.
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