Neiafu samoa history book

If you need to book a flight, search for the nearest airport to neiafu, samoa. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Australia oceania american samoa the world factbook. There was some european contact in the first half of. 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. These histories were recorded in the native language and were later transcribed onto paper.

You can also look for cities 100 miles from neiafu, samoa or 50 miles or 30. Savaii samoa west neiafu family history center genealogy. American samoa is an incorporated, selfgoverning territory of the us. The content detailed in the book ranges from the migration, discovery, and inhabitation of the western pacific and specifically samoa, today known as a. Neiafu samoa neiafu is a village on the island of savaii in samoa. History of samoa samoa has a long and fascinating history spanning more than 3,000 years.

A part of the samoan island chain, it is the southernmost territory of the us. O maga, selele or aiaifua, laula lulaa johnson, gafa o frank burgess of neiafu book, and burgess in a collection from the. Samoan history conference in wellington, new zealand, in january 1990. Neiafutai is also famous in samoan history, this is where the last tongan warriors got on. Samoan mythology and legends say they descended from the gods and heavens to inhabit these islands. 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. This is a list of large cities closest to neiafu, samoa. I really do appreciate it and want to find out more information about american samoa. Welcome to samoa, the beautiful treasured islands of the south pacific. 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. History in samoa archaeologists believe that polynesians settled in the samoa islands about 3,000 years ago. These are supported by historical records from the eighteenth. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Neiafu tongatapu a small village at the western end of tongatapu island. Part 2 of a picture and video compilation of life in savaii neiafu at our family reunion entertainment in samoa april 2010. 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. Cutting across disciplinary boundaries, the book integrates photographs with letters, nonfiction, and. Texts printed in tongan at neiafu 1851 national library, canberra. The following discussion focuses on samoa since european contact. Pacific history conference held at the national university of samoa apia, december. I just wanna say thanks for these very understanding and clearly information about our island. 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. Nafanua is a titled woman known throughout samoa as a goddess of war.

Discover stunning beaches, friendly people and a 3000 year old culture. Archaeological excavations in western samoa revealed lapita pottery dating back to about 800 b. In 1914, new zealand successfully commenced its conquering efforts. Check out our country profile, full of essential information about samoas geography, history, government, economy, population, culture, religion and languages. A psychological study of primitive youth for western civilisatio. For additional treatment in a regional context, see pacific islands, history of.

List additional collections you have such as the types of books and microfilm you have on indefinite loan. Welcome to samoa pacific island holiday official guide. When i arrived at auckland, albert wendt the samoan novelist was here. The mountainous island is a shield volcano that reaches its highest altitude, 1,858 m 6,095 ft, near the center of the island.

Samoa western and american genealogy familysearch wiki. It is about halfway between hawaii and new zealand in the polynesian part of the pacific ocean. I am doing a national history project about the mau movement and everyone that was involved or at least alive during the time. Culture of samoa history, people, clothing, traditions. 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.

We hope you get the chance to see for yourself a true samoan tatau, learn oneonone fromlocal samoans about faa samoa, and. The population of neiafu uta is 598 and neiafu tai is 3 2006 census. Colonial history of samoa is attributed to the invasion waged by germany and new zealand. Based on the rich history and mythology of the samoan islands, shaffer created an epic saga spanning 3000 years, samoa. Many scholars believe that by about 500 ce samoa had become the point of origin for voyagers who settled much of eastern polynesia. Culture of american samoa history, people, clothing. Ably discussed by malama and twelve others, lagaga, first published in 1987. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. To this day there is a place called neiafu in western. Remove italics from other text by selecting the text and clicking the i box in the toolbar above. Samoa oral history in the family history library genealogy. A chronology of key events in the history of samoa. Infoplease has everything you need to know about samoa. Evidence from legends and from genealogies shows that the country had frequent contact with fiji and tonga from the midth century.

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. The inhabitants of american samoa are american nationals, but. Samoa is an island country located the south pacific ocean. 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. Teo was given authorship to a book called an account of samoan history up to 1918. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The large harbor at pago pago contains a full us naval station. One of my next book projects is a history of samoa but in a way that is. At the western end of the samoan island chain lies savaii. Hi there i was wondering if you have a book that contains much information about the history behind the mau movement in samoa. As a goddess of war, it was her responsibility to protect her family and save her village from enemies. Germans peacefully held the protectorate until the rise of mau movement in 1908. These research suggestions for samoa were given by raymond purcell, who was born in savaii, western samoa in 1952. Manu samoa, first edition abebooks passion for books.

You can help wikipedia by writing articles to help lower the number of red links. Polynesians traveling in outrigger canoes arrived in the samoan archipelago about bce, as indicated by lapita pottery shards found in mulifanua lagoon on upolu. Neiafu vavau the second largest town in tonga, located on vavau island. American samoa, unincorporated territory of the united states consisting of the eastern part of the samoan archipelago, located in the southcentral pacific ocean. Mr shaffer has done a remarkable job of presenting samoas journey through time, melding historical figures and events with fictional characters and cultural legends to tell a story of a people who even today remain strong and proud in their age old culture. Oral tradition holds that the samoan archipelago was created by the god tagaloa at the beginning of history. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Guided by the stars, the polynesian ancestors made their way across the pacific in oceanfaring canoes thousands of years ago. All samoan language texts have been retained in this edition. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title neiafu. Nafanua, the guardian national park of american samoa u. Fats peter fatialofa and the manu samoa story by phil gifford and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Malie toa, malie tau brave warriors, bravely fought.

I will keep researching everything and the history of american samoa. List of settlements in samoa simple english wikipedia. I now try to live a quiet life of reading, research into the samoan history and. Of particular importance to samoans are the original documents containing ceremonial greetings and genealogical pedigrees. The legend of nafanua, the guardian and goddess of war in samoa. Neiafu is a village on the island of savaii in samoa. A big city usually has a population of at least 200,000 and you can often fly into a major airport. Samoa is a well written historical novel of the coming of a. Historical and mythological information not for profit this page is about the independent state of samoa.

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. Their progenitor in samoa was charles fruean zimmerman, the son of a german jewish immigrant to boston and an american national. It is in the alataua sisifo electoral district and located at the south west corner of the island. Hamoa, the native name of samoa, means the islands. Realtonga is the official airline of the kingdom of tonga, offering domestic flights between the six largest islands. And i am proud to grew up in a samoan family and to become a true samoan. 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. If thats not enough, click over to our collection of world maps and flags. There are 16 stakes in western samoa with 58,000 members, and 6 stakes in american samoa with,000 members. The official name of the country is the independent state of samoa.

The capital, pago pago, was a strategic naval base for the u. A history of america samoa is a high school level textbook initiated and completed by the amerika samoa humanities council. The samoan islands were settled by polynesians probably from tonga about bce. 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. Tomasi bourke father picture 4 tomasi was born in neiafu, vavau tonga. Like many villages in samoa, neiafu has two settlements neiafu tai coastal and neiafu uta inland. Augustin kramers account of his sojourn in the samoa islands from 1897 to 1899. 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.

A short history of western samoa by malama meleisea et al. Add a brief paragraph about your center here and the area it serves. The territory, which is part of polynesia, includes the six samoan islands east of the 171 w meridian. Therefore, it can be assumed that all of the samoan islands have been inhabited by people for over 2,500 years.

Samoa formerly western samoa, its closest neighbour and a selfgoverning country, consists of the nine samoan islands west of the meridian. In turn, the opposition led to the horrible exile in saipan which resulted to many deaths. Ancient origins articles related to samoa in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends. Where we once belonged by sia figiel, coming of age in samoa. Information in italics below is guidance for you and should be deleted as you fill out the page.