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Look up Samoan or samoan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Samoan may refer to: Something of, from, or related to the Samoan Islands, an archipelago...

settled the Samoan Islands around 3,500 years ago. They developed a Samoan language and Samoan cultural identity. Because of the Samoans' seafaring skills...

undermine the Samoan culture and traditional land ownership, Samoan matai intervened and Congress halted incorporation. Instead, Samoa created its own...

Samoans or Samoan people (Samoan: tagata Sāmoa) are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Samoan Islands, an archipelago in Polynesia, who speak the...

The Samoan Islands (Samoan: Motu o Sāmoa) are an archipelago covering 3,030 km2 (1,170 sq mi) in the central South Pacific, forming part of Polynesia and...

Samoan (Gagana faʻa Sāmoa or Gagana Sāmoa, pronounced [ŋaˈŋana ˈfaʔa ˈsaːmʊa]) is a Polynesian language spoken by Samoans of the Samoan Islands. Administratively...

imprisonment, or both. Three Samoan flags were introduced before 1948. Paramount chief Malietoa Laupepa introduced the first Samoan national flag, a red field...

The Anoaʻi family (Samoan: [anoˈaʔi]) is a family of professional wrestlers originating from the Samoan Islands. Family members have comprised several...

The Samoan SWAT Team was a professional wrestling tag team and stable. The original Samoan SWAT Team primarily comprised Fatu and Samu, but various iterations...

Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) is a country in the South Pacific. Samoa may also refer to: Samoan Islands, an archipelago comprising all of Samoa and...

Samoan Americans are Americans of Samoan origin, including those who emigrated from the United States Territory of American Samoa and immigrants from...

German Samoa, officially the Kingdom of Samoa (German: Königreich Samoa; Samoan: Malo Kaisalika), was a German protectorate from 1900 to 1920, consisting...

Championship Wrestling as The Samoan Savage. Fatu debuted as a professional wrestler in 1983, after being trained by the Wild Samoans. Shortly after debuting...

The traditional culture of Samoa is a communal way of life based on Fa'a Samoa, the unique socio-political culture. In Samoan culture, most activities are...

Kingdom of Samoa, or Samoan Kingdom, was a Polynesian monarchy that existed from 1873 to 1899 in Samoan Islands of Polynesia. The monarchy of Samoa was abolished...

The Samoa national football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in men's international football and is controlled by the Football Federation...

and also known as "Manu Samoa", which is thought to derive from the name of a Samoan warrior. They perform a traditional Samoan challenge called the siva...

traditions such as rap and hip-hop have been integrated into Samoan music. Traditional Samoan musical instruments include several different distinctive instruments...

The Samoan crisis was a standoff between the United States, the German Empire, and the British Empire from 1887 to 1889 over control of the Samoan Islands...

Christopher Daniels, AJ Styles, and Rob Van Dam. Seanoa is of Samoan descent; unlike many Samoan wrestlers, he is not part of the Anoaʻi family. Seanoa avidly...

Samoa Sione Samoa (born September 23, 1956) is an American Samoan former player of American football. He was born in Leone, American Samoa, and moved to...

Samoan Airlines was a short-lived US international carrier that flew between Pago Pago, American Samoa and Apia in what was then called Western Samoa...

to Samoan music and the role of dancing and singing in Samoan culture. She views these as significant because they violate the norms of what Samoans define...

Assembly (Samoan: Fono Aoao Faitulafono a Samoa), also known as the Parliament of Samoa (Samoan: Palemene o Samoa), is the national legislature of Samoa, seated...

the ring name Sika, was a Samoan-American professional wrestler. He is best known as one-half of the tag team the Wild Samoans with his older brother Afa...

Samoan New Zealanders are Samoan immigrants in New Zealand, their descendants, and New Zealanders of Samoan ethnic descent. They constitute one of New...

Western Samoa was the civil administration of Western Samoa by New Zealand between 1920 and Samoan independence in 1962. In 1914, German Samoa was captured...

against a Samoan team of Samoan resident players at Carlaw park. William John "Swanny" Stowers and his wife Lyndsay Stowers operated Samoa Rugby League...

female warrior and chief of Samoan early history, is sometimes held up as an icon of faʻafāfine. Since the 1980s, the Sāmoan diaspora has given faʻafāfine...

in 2021 by Samoan Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mata’afa. Established in memory of Arthur Whistler, an ethnobotanist who specialized in Samoan flora, the...

governor, faipule (members) of the House of Representatives, and the American Samoan delegate to the United States Congress. The gubernatorial election required...

Wilkes, reached Samoa in 1839. In 1855, J.C. Godeffroy & Sohn expanded its trading business into the Samoan archipelago. The first Samoan Civil War (1886-1894)...

American Samoan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. American Samoan may refer to: Something of, or related to American Samoa A person from American Samoa, or...

Below are some Samoan plant names in alphabetical order in the Samoan language and their corresponding descriptions in English. Many are used in traditional...

Samoans, including those outside of Samoa. This is especially visible among Samoan youth in California, Hawaii, and other communities in the Samoan diaspora...

Samoan culture tells stories of many different deities. There were deities of the forest, the seas, rain, harvest, villages, and war. There were two types...

Samoan-American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager. He is best known for performing with his brother Sika as The Wild Samoans....

outside and inside of traditional Samoan architecture are part of cultural form, ceremony and ritual. Fale is the Samoan word for all types of houses, from...

Siva Samoa is the Samoan term for a Samoan dance. It is practiced in Samoa, and around the world by the Samoan diaspora. There are siva schools in New...

Samoan dance traditions reflect contact between Samoan culture and other cultures from the East and West. The space in which dance is conducted has been...

rival Samoan factions in the Samoan Islands of the South Pacific. The political struggle lasted roughly between 1886 and 1894, primarily between Samoans contesting...

once again teaming with Wild Samoan as the Samoan SWAT Team; the main event of the final day of the series saw the Samoan SWAT Team and Big Van Vader lose...

currency of Samoa. It is divided into 100 sene. The terms tālā and sene are cognates of the English words dollar and cent in the Samoan language. Its...

Samoa - CCCS (Samoan: Ekalesia Faʻapotopotoga Kerisiano Samoa - EFKS), is a Protestant and Congregationalist Christian denomination founded in Samoa by...

Fame (2013) Anoaʻi family The Headshrinkers The Samoan Gangster Team The Samoan SWAT Team The Wild Samoans Pat Laprade; Bertrand Hebert (2013). Mad Dogs...

Samoa, central to the organization of Samoan society. It is the traditional indigenous form of governance in both Samoas, comprising American Samoa and...

The National University of Samoa (Samoan: Lē Iunivesitē Aoao o Sāmoa) is the only national university in Samoa. Established in 1984 by an act of parliament...

author Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson characterized him as a heavyweight Samoan attorney, Dr. Gonzo, in his 1971 novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Acosta...

Australian Sign Language, though there are local signs for Samoan food. It's not clear if this means Samoan Sign Language is related to Australian Sign Language...

equipment to Samoa. Medical teams from New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, France and its overseas territory of French Polynesia assisted Samoan medical...

2019, Samoa was given an unarmed patrol boat, the Nafanua II by Australia. In June 2022, Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced with Samoan Prime...

2006 Samoan general election, it did not secure any seats. The party was disbanded in September 2010 and merged with the Tautua Samoa Party. Samoa Party...

The Samoa flying fox or Samoan flying fox (Pteropus samoensis) is a species of flying fox in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji...

preserves and protects coral reefs, tropical rainforests, fruit bats, and the Samoan culture. Popular activities include hiking and snorkeling. Of the park's...

Samoa's first feature film, The Orator (O Le Tulafale), was released in 2011. Shot and set in Samoa, in the Samoan language, it has a Samoan cast. It was...

The Samoan Moorhen (Gallinula pacifica), also known as Samoan wood rail, is a nearly flightless rail endemic to the Samoan island of Savai'i that is Critically...

support of the Samoan government, Maritime New Zealand and Samoa's Maritime Pollution Advisory Committee (MPAC). By 23 October, the NZDF, Samoan authorities...

moved to Samoa that year for her children to grow up in a predominantly Samoan-speaking environment. On July 25, 2025, Chinese ambassador to Samoa Fei Mingxing...

Solo Sikoa) uses the Samoan Spike as his finisher in tribute. His son, Isayah (better known as Zilla Fatu), also uses the Samoan Spike as his finisher...

Faʻa Sāmoa, the 'Samoan Way', is the traditional/customary way of life in Samoan culture. Faʻa Sāmoa consists of the Samoan language, customs of relationships...

the former German Samoa expressed a desire to unite with American Samoa. The Samoan people in both Western Samoa and American Samoa share ethnicity and...

Samoans in Hawaii are Hawaii residents of Samoan descent. Samoans in Hawaii may be from or have ancestors in the independent nation of Samoa, the territory...

English and Samoan. SBC Hits - Music video program, presented in association with SBC-FM. Seen at random times. Tala O Le Ta'aloga - Samoan sports news...

Apia (Samoan: [a.pi.a]) is the capital and largest city of Samoa. It is located on the central north coast of Upolu, Samoa's second-largest island. Apia...

minister of the Independent State of Samoa (Samoan: Palemia o le Malo Tuto’atasi o Sāmoa) is the head of government of Samoa. The prime minister is a member...

Reformed Congregational LMS Samoan Church (Samoan: Ekalesia LMS Toefuata'ina Samoa) is a global Christian Denomination based in Samoa, Australia, New Zealand...

that it is derived from the Samoan language, where it is interpreted to mean "place of prayer." The letter "g" in Samoan sounds like "ng"; thus Pago Pago...

The law of Samoa stems from two sources: English common law, as ultimately embodied in the Constitution of Samoa, and Samoan customary law, such as Faʻamatai...

Upolu island Islam in Samoa Baháʼí Faith in Samoa Roman Catholicism in Samoa Piula Theological College Samoan Assemblies of God Samoan mythology The Church...

divided the Samoan archipelago. The eastern Samoan islands became territories of the United States and later became known as American Samoa. The U.S. formally...

translation, and is from the Samoa Islands of independent Samoa and American Samoa, and Samoan writers in diaspora. Samoan as a written language emerged...

loss. The Samoan flycatcher was originally described in the genus Platyrhynchus. Alternate names include Samoan broadbill, Samoan Myiagra, Samoan Myiagra...

Independent State of Samoa Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): Samoan Demonym(s): Samoan Etymology: Name of Samoa ISO country codes:...

Samoan Clipper was one of ten Pan American Airways Sikorsky S-42 flying boats. It exploded near Pago Pago, American Samoa, on January 11, 1938, while...

least one parent who is a Samoan national; Persons born abroad to at least one parent or grandparent, who was a native-born Samoan national; or Persons born...

depictions of gay sex. 4 September – 2019 Samoa assassination plot After an assassination plot to kill Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa A. S. Malielegaoi...

Chinese continued as more Samoan-Chinese marriages and business arrangements were made. This Chinese-Samoan prevalence in modern Samoa is still apparent in...

Virgin Samoa ceases operations. 17 April – Rosey, 47, Samoan-American professional wrestler (WWE, AJPW, FMW) 13 December – Eti Saaga, 67, Samoan-born American...

Samoan Plantation Pidgin is an extinct English-based pidgin language that was spoken by black plantation workers in Samoa. It is closely related to Tok...

The Samoan Assemblies of God International (Samoan: Le Fa'apotopotoga a le Atua Samoa) or SAOG is a Pentecostal fellowship of churches. It reached the...

The Laughing Samoans were a New Zealand-based duo formed by comedians Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepulea'i, both of Samoan descent. The duo have toured in...

May – 2026 Vaimauga 3 by-election 25 May – Vietnamese police charge two Samoan nationals with killing the Australian Coconut Cartel leader Lorenzo Lemalu...

American Samoa. On April 21, 2018, Sean Manaea became the first pitcher of Samoan descent to throw a no-hitter in MLB history. Other notable Samoan Americans...

Samoan Australians refers to Australian citizens or residents who are of ethnic Samoan descent or people born in Samoa but grew up in Australia. However...

Tafuna (Samoan: Tāfuna) is a village in Tualauta County, Western District, American Samoa. It is the most populous village in American Samoa, with a population...

known as Tama and Tonga Kid. Jacob Fatu was born into the Anoaʻi family of Samoan wrestlers, which includes his father Samuel and younger brother Journey...

Legislative Assembly, and the ceremonial head of state, the O le Ao o le Malo. Samoan citizens directly elect 51 members of the Legislative Assembly. If the women's...

studying the settlement patterns of Samoan communities. Davidson noted, "The archaeologist engaged in site surveys in Samoa is confronted with a bewildering...

B.E. has also proven to be influential for other Samoan hip hop artists. Kosmo, an important Samoan hip-hop artist in New Zealand, cites the Boo-Yaa T...

Samoa is a traditional Samoan hot chocolate drink made from ground cocoa beans. Most cocoa produced in Samoa is consumed domestically as koko Samoa,...

The Samoan passport is an international travel document that is issued to Samoan citizens. As of April 2025, Samoa citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival...

adviser and manager, and then changing their team name from The Samoans to The Samoan Warriors, they won the Mid-South Tag Team Championship and feuded...

the Samoan Islands into American Samoa and German Samoa. First Samoan Civil War Samoan crisis Mata'afa Iosefo Malietoa Tanumafili I German Samoa Siege...

building. Following the Samoan government's choice to move the Samoan Consulate to Māngere, Samoa House, which is owned by the Samoan government, has been...

Jamie A. "Hotspot Lesson: Samoan Hotspot". Enduring Resources Earth Science Education. Retrieved 2 December 2009. "Samoan Hotspot Trail". Archived from...

General elections were held in American Samoa on November 7, 2000, to elect the Governor of American Samoa, members of the Fono and the congressional delegate...

Pacific Islands). As years followed the winner of Miss Samoa under the guidance of the Samoan Tourism Authority went on to compete in the Miss South Pacific...

Toafitu Perive Ajah Pritchard-Lolo Alesana Sione Iuniarra Sipaia Feagaiga Stowers John Tafi Tauama Timoti Louis Purcell Nathaniel Tuamoheloa Samoan Bios...

The Samoan starling (Aplonis atrifusca) is a large starling of the family Sturnidae. It is found in the Samoan Islands. The species has a dark brown, glossy...

The Samoan white-eye (Zosterops samoensis) is a species of bird in the family Zosteropidae. It is endemic to the island of Savai'i in Samoa. Its natural...

Samoa (Samoan: Faletupe Tutotonu o Samoa), situated in the capital Apia beside the main government buildings, issues the Samoan currency, the Samoan tālā...

Forty-seven are elected from ethnic Samoan territorial constituencies; the other two are chosen by the Samoan citizens of non-Samoan origin on a separate electoral...

when Samoa's national basketball team finished runner-up. Wally Rank and James Johnson are players of Samoan descent to have played in the NBA Samoan fighters...

Afamasaga (4 January 1947 – 9 July 2015), better known by his ring name Samoan Joe, was a New Zealand professional wrestler who competed in the Australasian...

family Pachycephalidae. It is endemic to Samoa, where it is found in forest, plantations and gardens. The Samoan whistler was originally described in the...

were held in American Samoa on 5 November 1996, to elect a new governor and lieutenant governor, twenty members of the American Samoa House of Representatives...

registered with the electoral commission in June 2025. During the 2025 Samoan general election, the party announced that it would be running 14 candidates...

of traditional Samoan customs, allowing for third gender people, in particular, to be accepted as they have always been a part of Samoan culture. Groups...

of the polity or nu'u. American Samoa: territory since 1900; after the end of the Second Samoan Civil War, the Samoan Islands were divided into two regions...

Samoan American is an American who is of ethnic Samoan descent from either the independent nation Samoa or the American territory of American Samoa....

Latter-day Saints in the Samoan Islands refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members on the Samoan Islands. In 1890, there...

barley. "Vailima" is literally translated from the Samoan as "water in hand" and has its origin in a Samoan folktale in which a woman revives her dying lover...

jammed. Samoan officials confirmed the runway at Faleolo International Airport on Upolu was safe by early afternoon (30 September 2009). Samoan Prime Minister...

Rugby Samoa (Samoan: Lakapi Samoa) is the governing body of the sport of rugby union in Samoa. Founded as the Apia Rugby Union in 1924, it was affiliated...

referendum on a new constitution and independence took place in Western Samoa on 10 May 1961. A Constitutional Assembly of Matai and associated groups...

Party (SAPP) Samoan Democratic United Party (SDUP) Samoa First Party Samoa Liberal Party (SLP) Samoa National Party (SNP) Samoa Party (SP) Samoan Conservative...

The Samoa Uniting Party (Samoan: Samoa Ua Potopoto) is a political party in Samoa. It is led by Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa. The party was registered on 30 May...

The Samoan tropical moist forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Samoan Islands of the Pacific Ocean. Approximately 30% of Samoa's...

The American Samoa men's national football team (Samoan: Au soka Amerika Sāmoa) represents American Samoa in men's international association football and...

for under numeration in population censuses. Samoan 96% Dual Samoan-New Zealander 2% Other 1.9% Samoan (Official) English Protestant 57.4% Congregationalist...

Freedom" (Samoan: "O Le Fuʻa o Le Saʻolotoga o Sāmoa" [o‿le fuʔa o‿le saʔolotoŋa o saːmoa]), known also as "Sāmoa Tulaʻi" ([saːmoa tulaʔi]; "Samoa, Arise")...

in Samoa and American Samoa. In 2011, Virgin Blue announced a rebranding of its airline group, with its Samoan subsidiary being renamed "Virgin Samoa"....

The O le Ao o le Malo (Samoan for 'chief of state') is the head of state of Samoa. The office is equivalent to a ceremonial president in parliamentary...

actually a Samoan kalia; according to Queen Sālote and the Palace Records this was the Samoan double-hulled canoe that brought Tohuʻia Limapō from Samoa to wed...

partnership with the Samoa Rugby Union. The 2019 squad included Samoan-based players, Tongans, Fijians and New Zealanders as well as Samoan-eligible players...

The Samoan myzomela (Myzomela nigriventris) is a species of passerine bird in the honeyeater family Meliphagidae that is found on the Samoan islands of...

Sione's Wedding (also marketed outside New Zealand as Samoan Wedding) is a 2006 New Zealand comedic film directed by Chris Graham and written by James...

appointed by Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa during the 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis following the April 2021 Samoan general election. The previous cabinet purported...

This is a list of governors of the part of the Samoan Islands (now comprising American Samoa) under United States administration since 1900. From 1900...

Tripartite Convention of 1899 concluded the Second Samoan Civil War, resulting in the formal partition of the Samoan archipelago into a German colony and a United...

The chief justice of Samoa (Samoan: Faamasino Sili o le Faamasinoga Sili o Samoa) is the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Samoa. The qualifications...

a medallion to wear, and in the Samoan order of precedence fall between Companions and Officers of the Order of Samoa. Albert Wendt (appointed 1994) Seiuli...

The Samoan triller (Lalage sharpei), known in Samoan as miti tae, is a species of bird in the family Campephagidae. It is endemic to Samoa. Its natural...

populous island of American Samoa and is part of the archipelago of the Samoan Islands. It is the third largest island in the Samoan Islands chain of the Central...

Legion-of-Frontiersmen and Samoan interpreters joined the SEF and it then sailed for Samoa on 27 August. The convoy arrived off Apia, on Samoa's main island of Upolu...

The Samoa Observer is the largest newspaper group in Samoa published in both English and Samoan. The Samoa Observer is published Monday to Friday, the...

the name include: Viliamu Afatia (born 1990), Samoan rugby union player Viliamu Lesiva (born 1965), Samoan boxer Viliam Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, American...

Fa'ataupati is a dance indigenous to Samoans. In English it is simply the "Samoan Slap Dance". It was developed in Samoa in the 19th century and is only performed...

grammar of the language, A Samoan Dictionary: English and Samoan, and Samoan and English; with a Short Grammar of the Samoan Dialect, published in 1862...

mountains in Samoa. Mountains are referred to as mauga in the Samoan language. "mauga". Samoan Language Resources. Retrieved 4 August 2021. "Samoa". Peakvisor...

Pacific Freedom Forum calls on the Samoan film censors to fully and transparently explain themselves to the Samoan people, and re-consider its decision...

Sons of Samoa is a Crips-affiliated street gang based in Long Beach, California, United States. Its membership mainly consists of Samoan Americans with...

from Samoan, Tongan and Tuvaluan. Kilikiti is the Samoan and Tongan term for the sport of cricket and derived from English. The term in Samoan is sometimes...

modern dance by the younger generations. Traditional Samoan dance is arguably the one area of Samoan culture that has not been touched by Western Civilization...

January 1913 – 11 May 2007) was a Samoan paramount chief and politician who was O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) of Samoa from its independence in 1962,...

The Samoan fantail (Rhipidura nebulosa) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to Samoa and is found in Upolu and Savaiʻi islands...

the end of the century. A hybrid variety of cocoa known as Samoan Trinitario (or koko Samoa) emerged, praised by contemporary buyers for its fine flavor...

Satuimalufilufi is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. It is situated on the north west coast of the island in the political district of Aiga-i-le-Tai...

resulted in melting of Samoan plume material that has erupted recently. The Samoan hotspot track has two provinces: Eastern Samoan Volcanic Province (ESAM)...

Samoan Braille is the braille alphabet of the Samoan language. It is a subset of the basic braille alphabet, supplemented by an additional letter ⠰ to...

Guardian-class patrol boat that was delivered to the Samoan Police Service on 22 November 2023. She was given to Samoa by Australia as part of the Pacific Maritime...

1974 Commonwealth Games. The King's Baton relay stopped in Samoa in January 2026. The Samoan team consisted of 21 athletes competing in five sports. Weightlifters...

Frankie Adams (born 3 January 1994) is a Samoan New Zealand actress, best known for her roles as Bobbie Draper in the science fiction television series...

Tiumalu Tuiasosopo, it was officially adopted in 1950. See Help:IPA and Samoan language § Phonology. Sometimes written E mo’omia, o ou motu e lima. Sometimes...

The New Zealand Samoan Assemblies of God (SA/G) or (SAOG), officially The General Council of the Samoan Assemblies of God in New Zealand Inc. are a group...

by Ian West, an Englishman who gained Samoan citizenship through his wife, and subsequently played for the Samoan men's team. In April 2018, the International...

second largest of the Samoan Islands by area. With approximately 145,000 inhabitants, it is by far the most populous of the Samoan Islands. Upolu is situated...

of Samoa in the Second Samoan Civil War, which concluded with the Tripartite Convention in 1899. This convention divided Samoa into German Samoa and...

(2005), Prehistoric Cookery: recipes and history, English Heritage The Samoan UMU!, Samoa Online Imu - Hawaiian Underground Oven, Imu Host a New England Clambake...

could not conflict with traditional Samoan custom. Since ratification in 1900, all inhabitants born in American Samoa have been United States nationals...

The Naked Samoans is a New Zealand comedy group made up of Polynesian entertainers, most of whom are Samoan. The group performs social humour and satire...

American Samoa's at-large congressional district encompasses the entire U.S. territorial region of American Samoa. The territory does not have a voting...

status. These Samoan proverbs are taken from the first Samoan dictionary, A grammar and dictionary of the Samoan language, with English and Samoan vocabulary...

The Samoan island thrush (Turdus samoensis) is a species of passerine bird in the thrush family Turdidae. It is endemic to the Samoan Islands, which includes...

a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. It is in the political district of A'ana. The population is 487. "Samoa Territorial Constituencies Act 1963"...

A constitutional referendum was held in American Samoa on November 6, 1973. Voters were asked to whether they approved of a new constitution, The new...

American Samoa. The film is principally in the Samoan language, and the title means "you are awesome" in Samoan. Director-writer-editor Zena Iese had previously...

of the Samoa Islands and Tonga to an extent. It is a solemn ritual in which a ceremonial beverage is shared to mark important occasions in Samoan society...

in present-day American Samoa, which expanded to become the Tui Manuʻa Confederacy, sometimes called the Samoan Empire. Samoan expansionism and projected...

boots on as he used those boots to walk on the Samoan lands. "Census 2016 Preliminary count" (PDF). Samoa Bureau of Statistics. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from...

also the Samoan word for the Samoa flying fox (the frugivorous Pteropus samoensis), and there are many Polynesian myths, Samoan proverbs and Samoan legends...

In Samoan mythology, Ila was the first woman on Tutuila (American Samoa). She was created by Tagaloa and her husband was Tutu. In another legend, Tutu...

the Samoan United Independents Political Party to form the Samoan Democratic United Party, which replaced it as the main opposition party of Samoa. At...

agreement applies to officers of the Samoan Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and uniformed personnel of the Samoan Ministry of Police and Prison and...

Legislative elections were held in American Samoa in November 1968. The elections were held amidst a major debate over whether inhabitants of the territory...

voters overseas to return to Samoa to vote. The electoral commissioner announced Samoans born overseas to parents who are Samoan citizens and resident abroad...

The Samoa national under-20 association football team (Samoan: Sāmoa soka au) represents Samoa in under-20 competitions and is controlled by the Football...

Prostitution in Samoa is illegal but is commonly practised. In 2009, an investigation by the Samoan Observer newspaper identified that prostitution was...

Samuelu Tauanuu, first American Samoan chairman of the Methodist Church of Samoa. "2020 Island Areas Censuses: American Samoa". United States Census Bureau...

Fisaga in Samoan mythology is a light and the gentle breeze. In one Samoan legend, Tiʻitiʻi imprisons the winds one by one in his canoe or calabash, leaving...

sighting of a single juvenile in the lowlands of Savaii during a survey of the Samoan Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment. It is highly likely that...

Depression, the Samoan unit followed the same course as the New Zealand pound. There were no special issues of sterling coinage issued for Western Samoa. The circulating...

movement (Samoan: O le Mau), also called the Samoan Cause or the Samoan League, was an anti-colonial independence movement in American Samoa, established...

meeting with the Samoan Prime Minister, Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, They signed a visa-waiver agreement. In 2020, the Samoan PM met with President...

The Samoa Police Service is the unitary national police force of Samoa. In 2022 the numbers of officers increased numbering around 900-1,100 Samoan police...

"trumpet shell" and "wave" in Samoan respectively. The merged tribe, formed on day 19, was named Aiga, which means "family" in Samoan and was first suggested...

31 July 2021 – via National Library of Australia. "SAMOAN SELF-GOVERNMENT WILL BE BASED ON SAMOAN TRADITION". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. XXVI, no. 9...

in Australia for Samoa. It replaced the original Nafanua, supplied to Samoa three decades earlier. Her crew were drawn from the Samoan Police Force. Australia...

2024 American Samoa Republican presidential caucus 2024 United States House of Representatives election in American Samoa 2024 American Samoan gubernatorial...

Colleges. 93 percent of students are residents of American Samoa; however, only 24 percent have Samoan citizenship. Roughly 23 percent are over the age of 26...

February – Miss Samoa's Litara Ieremia Allan wins the 2025 Miss Pacific Islands pageant in the Solomon Islands. 12 February – The Samoan Government lifts...

conversation area Aleipata Islands – conservation area Samoan plant names Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of Birds of Samoa". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved...

Ombudsman. Universal suffrage was achieved in 1991 for all Samoan citizens aged 21 years and over. Samoan tradition is incorporated into the electoral system...

set foot on the Samoan Islands when the Perouse expedition arrived in 1787. The name of the village, Aʻasu, is derived from the Samoan language and translates...

Tongan and Samoan chiefly lines continued, and Ngata, the progenitor of the current Tonga royal dynasty, the Tuʻi Kanokupolu, was of Samoan descent. In...

refused to leave office, leading to the 2021 Samoan constitutional crisis. The crisis was resolved by Samoa's Court of Appeal on 23 July 2021, which ruled...

The Samoan Government is generally conservative and pro-Western, with a strong interest in regional political and economic issues. Samoa participated in...

in traditional Samoan Lavalavas. The band marches to the Capitol Building in Apia on a daily basis to raise the national flag of Samoa in a ritual has...

unsuccessfully to Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi to reverse that decision, but also rejected Ghana's request that Samoa be subjected...

1945 – January 9, 2007) was an American Samoan professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Cocoa Samoa. He began his training by studying martial...

with races for other federal and American Samoan territorial offices, including the larger American Samoa general election, as well as the nationwide...

Europeans to settle in the Samoan Islands and is the co-founder of what may be the oldest lineage of mixed European and Samoan origin. In his later years...

later began teaming with Samu as the Samoan Gangsta Party, using the name Mack Daddy Kane. It was in the Samoan Gangsta Party where Anoa'i won his first...

Coconut Community. Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi and the chief executive officer for Finance at Samoa's Central Bank Iulai...

September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-07.[dead link] "Samoan government defeats challenge to road switch plan". "Samoan prime minister defends decision to switch...

country code. The top level domain is sponsored by the Samoan Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade. SamoaNIC is run by Computer Services Ltd, based in Apia...

Group is a private Samoan tourism company that has assets throughout the Pacific Region. Grey is a dominant company in the Samoan investment market. Some...

and North America. Title of their shows include Laughing with Samoans (2003), A Small Samoan Wedding (2005), Off Work (2007), and Choka Block (2011) with...

Samoan scholar Albert Wendt and tattooist Sua Sulu'ape Paulo II, in tattooing, the term malu refers to notions of sheltering and protection. Samoan women...

States and Samoa. The bald eagle represents the U.S. and features on the flag, although it does not live in American Samoa. It clutches two Samoan symbols...

(/ˈsweɪnz/; Tokelauan: Olohega Tokelauan pronunciation: [oloˈhɛŋa] ; Samoan: Olosega Samoan pronunciation: [oloˈsɛŋa] ), also known as Jennings Island, is a...

Samoa Foreign relations of the United Kingdom Pacific States–United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement Samoan crisis Territory of Western Samoa "Countries...

Savaiʻi is the largest and highest island both in Samoa and in the Samoan Islands chain. The island is also the sixth largest in Polynesia, behind the...

Naomi Mata‘afa (from 24 May) Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Samoa 9 April – The 2021 Samoan general election was held. 19 January – Toleafoa Ken Vaafusuaga...

previous Samoan general election in 2001, the incumbent HRPP won 23 seats but fell short of a majority to form a government. The opposition Samoan National...

educated in Samoa. This has led to some Samoan influences in morphology and grammar and also to a noticeable one in spelling: as in Samoan, the sound /ŋ/...

Samoa Common endonym(s): Official endonym(s): Adjectival(s): American Samoan, Samoan Demonym(s): ISO country codes: AS, ASM, 016 ISO region codes: See ISO...

Australian rugby union player Lolo Lui (born 1982), Samoan rugby player Lolo Letalu Matalasi Moliga, American Samoan politician, former educator, and businessman...

The Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia (Latin: Archidioecesis Samoa-Apiana; Samoan: Puleaga Fa'aAkiepikopo Samoa-Apia) is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction...

The large Samoan flying fox (Pteropus coxi) is a species of fruit-eating megabat whose type specimen was originally collected in Samoa in 1856, but was...

Momoe Fatialofa MNZM (Samoan: Pita Fatialofa) (26 April 1959 – 6 November 2013) was a Samoan rugby player who captained Samoa in their first Rugby World...

secured in separate treaties with the Samoan régime in 1878 and 1879. Further, the independence and neutrality of the Samoan government was ensured, public finance...

Historic Places in American Samoa. There are currently 31 listed sites spread across the three districts of American Samoa. There are no sites listed on...

The geology of American Samoa is part of the broader geology of the Samoan island chain. Except for Rose Atoll, the islands in the chain are geologically...

and his Samoans - Samoa Sings -Viking VP 171 Various artists - Action Samoa - Viking VP 246 List of Samoan EP releases (selective) The Samoan Surfriders...

The Samoa Public Service Association (PSA; Samoan: Faalapotopotoga Tagata Faigaluega Malo Samoa) is a trade union in Samoa. Founded in 1969 as a branch...

Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as "L.A. Smooth", one-half of The Samoan Gangster Party. After he went on to sign with the World Wrestling Federation...

The small Samoan flying fox (Pteropus allenorum) is a species of fruit-eating megabat whose type specimen was originally collected in Samoa in 1856, but...

collections of Samoan fāgogo, the most notable being those collected by Augustin Kramer, Brother Herman, and Richard M. Moyle. Samoan fāgogo has also...

of Tutuila Island in American Samoa. The village lies by Fagasa Bay, on the north shore of the island. Its name is Samoan and translates to "Forbidden...

German-backed Tamasese who was proclaimed Tafa'ifa or King of Samoa. A battle of the First Samoan Civil War saw Iosefo's warriors send Tamasese's forces retreating...

architect Elisapeta Toeava (born 1994), Samoan-New Zealand netball player Elisapeta Tuupo‐Alaimaleata, Samoan-American educator "Women in architecture...

seat held by the independent Tuala Iosefo Ponifasio. On 20 April 2021, the Samoan electoral commission declared the HRPP's Ali'imalemanu Alofa Tuuau elected...

Rosenbaum. Grierson 1984, p. i. Milner, G.B. (1966). Samoan Dictionary: Samoan-English, English-Samoan. London: Oxford University Press. p. 146. OCLC 1318764...

former Samoan Member of Parliament Tuia Pu'a Leota told Radio New Zealand that food supplies in the local district were low and called on both the Samoan and...

Denzel Samoa (born 14 December 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player, who played for Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. His preferred position is wing...

Malielegaoi (born 14 February 1944) is a Samoan politician and economist who is the current Leader of the Opposition of Samoa. A leader of the Human Rights Protection...

language was influenced by Samoan missionary-pastors. In an attempt to "Christianize" Tuvaluans, linguistic promotion of the Samoan language was evident in...

opinion, as well as many other Samoan Chiefs including Mata'afa Iosefo, who fought against foreign interference with Samoan traditional authority, was too...

he represented Samoa at international level. Cahill was born on Christmas Day 1984 in Sydney to a father of Irish descent and a Samoan mother. Cahill...

The Samoan national Australian rules football team, nicknamed the Kangaroos (Samoan: Kāgalū), represents Samoa in the team sport of Australian rules football...

one Tongan and the other Samoan. The Samoan wife, Leutogitupa'itea, was the daughter of Mulianalafai. Before leaving Samoa, her brother, Taoulupo'o,...

Ioane Sa'ula is an Australian-Samoan actor who is best known for his roles as Vince Ingram in Bump and as Jimmy Seufale in medical drama The F Ward. In...

referendum on restricting the veto power of the governor was held in American Samoa on 7 November 1990. The proposal was rejected by 75% of voters. Following...

year 2016 in Samoa. O le Ao o le Malo: Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime Minister: Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi 4 March – 2016 Samoan general election...

were greeted by one of the largest crowds in American Samoan history. They were presented with Samoan gifts and entertained with traditional dances and songs...

south-southeast between New Zealand and Samoa, then turns sharply to the west. Its close proximity makes the Samoan Islands prone to tsunami that are generated...

The vast majority either inhabit independent Polynesian nation-states (Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands, Tonga, and Tuvalu) or form minorities in countries...

Virgin Samoa and a new livery was unveiled for one of the Boeing 737-800s operated by Virgin Australia (NZ) - which features traditional Samoan tattoos...

Westernisation, Migration, and Samoan Fa'afafine. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-09652-8. Health, Samoa Ministry of (2007). A Healthy Samoa: Third Health Sector Plan...

Occurred in Samoan Islands". November 15, 2021. Aitaoto, Fuimaono Fini (2024). Science-Christianity and Church Activities in the Samoan Islands: Early...

the largest explosion in Samoan history. In 1969 a dredge was damaged, and in 1972 the project was labelled a fiasco by the Samoa Times. The harbour was...

August 2010) was an American academic and writer who lived in Samoa. She was the wife of Samoan politician Leiataualesa Vaiao Alailima. Calkins was born in...

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Samoa. The Pacific state of Samoa has a very limited number of diplomatic missions, complemented by several honorary...

quarantine for two weeks at the Faleolo District Hospital. 9 February – Eight Samoan nationals travelling from India were denied entry into the country after...

Fagatogo (Samoan pronunciation: [faŋatoŋo] ) is the downtown area of Pago Pago (the territorial capital of American Samoa). Located in the low grounds...

competition and Moana Pasifika in Super Rugby. Born in New Zealand, he represents Samoa at international level after qualifying on ancestry grounds. He previously...

The 2026 American Samoa elections are going to be held on November 3, 2026 in the U.S. territory of American Samoa. 2026 United States House of Representatives...

Bulbophyllum samoanum, also known as the Samoan bulbophyllum, is a species of orchid in the genus Bulbophyllum. Unifoliate epiphyte. Blooms on a single...

name of a traditional Samoan war weapon, originally carved out of ironwood. As can be seen on the right side of the American Samoa Rugby Union logo, it...

the four strands of the museum's work: Pacific island cultures; Samoan prehistory; Samoan culture; the environment. Objects include: taxidermy, tattoo equipment...

The Samoa Time Zone or Samoa Standard Time (SST) observes standard time by subtracting eleven hours from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC−11:00). The clock...

General Election date confirmed". Samoa Observer. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2020. "Samoan 2021 election date announced"...

response, the Samoan Government required all travelers including Samoan citizens to undergo a medical checkup upon returning. On 20 March, Samoa declared a...

TV3 Samoa is a Samoan television station founded in 2006. The station is owned by the Apia Broadcasting Corporation. The channel started broadcasting...

series of referendums on the legislature and taxes were held in American Samoa on 3 November 1970 alongside general elections. Voters were asked to approve...

1957) is a Samoan politician and High Chief (matai) who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Samoa from 2021 to 2025. She has led the Samoa Uniting Party...

116°27′04″E / 39.945493°N 116.451241°E / 39.945493; 116.451241 China–Samoa relations Samoan ambassador Tapusalaia Terry Toʻomata is the country's first ambassador...

boost maritime security". Samoan Observer. Retrieved 5 February 2019. Under the Pacific Maritime Security Programme, Samoa will this year receive the...

Tiumalu Tuiasosopo (1905–1957) was the writer of "Amerika Samoa", the regional anthem of American Samoa. Mariota's daughter, Seuva’ai Mere Tuiasosopo-Betham...

produces 17% of GDP. Samoa's principal exports are refined petroleum, fish, and coconut products. Fishing has had some success in Samoan waters, but the biggest...

Flag Day". Samoa News. April 19, 2004. Retrieved November 30, 2021. Milner, G. B. (1993). Samoan Dictionary: Samoan-English, English-Samoan. New Zealand: Polynesian...

Well—in American Samoa". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 6, 2022. Coleman, Justine (March 2, 2020). "Samoan chief endorses Bloomberg...

the Eel is a myth of origins in Samoan mythology, which explains the origins of the first coconut tree. In the Samoan language the legend is called Sina...

- Samoan boys brought up as girls". Charting the Pacific. Johanna Schmidt (April 22, 2016). Migrating Genders: Westernisation, Migration, and Samoan Fa'afafine...

American Samoan politician who is currently serving as the ninth governor of American Samoa since 2025. He ran in the 2024 American Samoan gubernatorial...

The People's Party (TPP) was a Samoan political party. It was founded in July 2008 by campaigners from People Against Switching Sides, protesting against...

on direct election of governors and vice governors was held in American Samoa on 7 November 1972 alongside legislative elections. Voters were asked to...

traditional Samoan cuisine and health due to the introduction of pisupo- unhealthy, commercial tinned food- by Europeans. Now a major part of Samoan culture...

also denoting 'firm strength' in Samoan. The motto for the Mau were the words Samoa mo Samoa (Samoa for the Samoans). Similarly in Hawaiian Mau means...

Neiafu-Tai 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...

Four simultaneous by-elections were held in Samoa on 29 July 2011. They followed on from the general election on 4 March, after which the results in several...

Schmidt (born 14 April 1966) is a Samoan politician and businessman who has served as the eighth prime minister of Samoa since 2025. He is a former speaker...

Ale Meleisea (born March 1991) is a politician and member of the American Samoa House of Representatives. He was elected to the House in 2016 and reelected...

Party of American Samoa (Samoan: Vaega Faaupufai Fa'asao o Amerika Sāmoa) is the affiliate of the U.S. Republican Party in American Samoa. It is based in...

The Temokalasi Samoa Faʻamatai or Samoan Democracy of Matai (TSFPP) was a political party in Samoa. It was founded in January 1993 by Le Tagaloa Pita...

different legends in Samoan mythology. One well known legend relates that Taema and her sister Tilafaiga are the Matriarchs of Samoan tatau. The sisters...

Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Samoa-Pago Pago in American Samoa. Weitzel was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 10, 1928. Weitzel...

the Samoan Islands, Government of American Samoa, Tutuila, Page 21. Gray, John Alexander Clinton (1960). Amerika Samoa: A History of American Samoa and...

assist with livelihood assistance. Sino-Pacific relations#Samoa Noumea, Peseta. "The Samoan Experience: Aid relations with China" (PDF). Victoria University...

criticism of Margaret Mead's work on Samoan society, as described in her 1928 ethnography Coming of Age in Samoa. His attack "ignited controversy of a...

The Samoanische Zeitung (English: Samoan Newspaper), later known as the Samoa Times, was a newspaper in Samoa published in both English and German. The...

a Samoan association footballer who plays as a forward for Lupe o le Soaga and the Samoa national team. Tumua Leo played for Vaipuna SC of the Samoa National...

(1953—2020), Samoan lawyer and judge Lautimuia Uelese Vaʻai (born 1968 or 1969), Samoan politician Vaʻai Kolone (1911–2001), prime minister of Samoa Vaʻai Papu...

art pieces, which incorporate the Samoan culture. The exterior architecture of the church is modern, blending Samoan cultural elements with Catholic symbolism...

several "vicious street brawls" between Samoan and Tongan supporters. This led to members of both the Tongan and Samoan teams calling for calm. 29 people were...

diet, "O le Kuka Samoa," on 16 October 2000 with Samoan comedian Sumeo, alias "O le King Kuka," and was aimed at rejuvenating Samoan cultural food practices...

2022. The group comprises hosts England as well as automatic qualifiers Samoa, 2018 European Champions France, and Greece, who qualified through the 2019...

This article shows a list of cities, towns and villages in Samoa. Apia, capital of Samoa situated on Upolu island. Salelologa, main 'township' & ferry...

some believed affected White European settlers in tropical regions like Samoa. It was based on the belief that the hot and humid climate of these places...

battles would make up the First Samoan Civil War, which is documented in A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa. Laupepa was born in 1841 in...

19, 1988) is an American Samoan footballer who plays as a center-back for Ilaoa and To'omata and formerly the American Samoa national team. Saelua is...

by mixed Samoan and European courts. The death penalty was legal under German colonial rule. The method of execution was hanging. A Samoan named Pupu...

territories outside the 50 states and federal district—five of them (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States...

three districts of American Samoa (Western, Eastern and Manu‘a). Senators were elected in open meetings according to Samoan custom and had to hold a matai...

family. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Niue, Papua New Guinea (the Bismarck Archipelago), Samoa, the Santa Cruz Islands, the...

Representatives in Washington, D.C., and proposed revisions to the American Samoan Constitution. Incumbent Eni Faleomavaega of the Democratic Party, who had...

the United States: Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. As of April 1, 2020, the date of the...

Retrieved 31 August 2015., Samoa 3–2 American Samoa 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier. [1], Brookvale star ready for Samoan debut. Mathias Huckert (24 May...

met for the first time on 23 March 1933. Samoan elections, Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1932, p38 Samoa is settling down, Pacific Islands Monthly...

Sex and Age Group (Census 01.IV.2010): Pacific Islander 92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other 0.8%) Asian 3.6% (includes Filipino 2.2%, other...

Faipule, two Fautua (Samoan chiefs) and five members directly elected by people with European status, most of whom were part-Samoan. Two candidates for...

openly criticized the leadership of her former party, which had dominated Samoan politics for over two decades, accusing them of entrenched corrupt practices...

Falealupo in Samoa. The History of the Tātau It is believed that the tatau, a traditional form of Samoan tattooing, was introduced to Samoa in the village...

with the Samoa National Party to form the Samoan National Development Party. Asofou So'o (2005). "The establishment and operation of Samoa's political...

is a Samoan and American athlete, competing in the discus throw. He won a bronze medal at the 2025 World Championships, becoming the first Samoan to win...

June 13, 1982), known by his ring name "High Chief" Peter Maivia, was a Samoan professional wrestler. Maivia was the grandfather of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson...

cardinalfish of the genus Foa. Its common names include Samoan cardinalfish, weedy cardinalfish, and Samoan fo. List of short species names "WoRMS taxon details...

He published two books Teach Yourself Samoan and Samoan Medley. Later in his life, he was a jurist in Samoa and Fiji. Charles Croft Marsack was born...

the first ever Samoan feature film, "entirely shot in Samoa, in the Samoan language, with a Samoan cast and story". The film was selected as the New Zealand...

The 1917 Samoa earthquake occurred on June 26 at 18:49 (local time). The epicenter was located to the southwest of the Samoan Islands, where it was described...

to Sydney, Australia as a child. He is of mixed Samoan and Sri Lankan heritage. His mother is of Samoan heritage. He initially plied his trade as a seam...

A constitutional referendum was held in American Samoa on 2 November 1976. The amendment proposed introducing a new section 25 to Chapter II, article...

it competed under the name Western Samoa. The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Samoan track and field athletes achieved the...

The Manuʻa Islands, or the Manuʻa tele (Samoan: Manuʻa tele), in the Samoan Islands, consists of three main islands: Taʻū, Ofu and Olosega. The latter...

The Samoan Conservative Progressive Party (SCPP) was a political party in Samoa. The party was established in June 1995 by Leota Itu'au Ale, former deputy...

recognition as a parliamentary party, which left Samoa without an official opposition. The HRPP had dominated Samoan politics from when it first came into power...

American Samoa. He was a lawyer, author, amateur poet and musician from Leone, Tutuila, American Samoa. He is best known for composing the American Samoan anthem...

The 2024 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucus was held on March 5, 2024, as part of the Democratic Party primaries for the 2024 presidential...

first Samoan chief, Tagaloa Ui, in ancient times. He was a mortal descendant from the gods and his daughter, Sina, was known all over the Samoan Islands...

as on the Malay Archipelago, Fiji, the Pacific islands east of Samoa and American Samoa itself. The larvae feed on Ageratum conyzoides. They feed in the...

Samoan Islands is called the pe'a. The traditional female tattoo is called the malu. The word tattoo is believed to have originated from the Samoan word...

urged Samoan New Zealanders to reach out to their MPs after the Bill passed its first reading. In late May 2024, Samoan community group "Mau a Samoa i le...

Futiga (Samoan: Fūtiga; Samoan pronunciation: [fuːtiŋa] ) is a village in the southwest of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. It is located inland, 7 miles...

teaming up with Samoa Joe to take part in the Wild Card Tournament. On 5 January 2012 episode of Impact Wrestling, Magnus and Samoa Joe defeated A.J...

the Mau movements in both American Samoa and Western Samoa unified under the name The Samoan League. Western Samoans played a key role in constructing...

such as the ban instated by American Samoan officials. Furthermore, Mohammed Daniel Stanley, an American Samoan convert to Islam, came out in support...

August 1968) is a football official and a former footballer from American Samoa. Since September 2016, she has been a member of the FIFA Council. She also...

American Samoa politician and journalist Afoa Moega Lutu (1947–2023), American Samoan politician and attorney Fialupe Felila Fiaui Lutu, American Samoan civil...

Western Samoa on 1 November 1935. Two Europeans were elected from a single two-seat constituency. Voting was restricted to Europeans or Samoan-Europeans...

represents the artistry of the Samoan people. It also includes the date April 17, 1900, which was the date when Samoa became a United States territory...

is a Samoan rugby league and rugby union footballer who represented Samoa in the 2013 World Cup. A player for the Apia Barracudas in the Samoan local...

European and Samoan descent. Prior to the elections, Chinese residents had been granted European status, with 164 registering to vote. Western Samoan Assembly...

were in the Samoan Islands, the Samoan islands are divided in half at the International Date Line. The east half are the American Samoa islands and to...

their Service to Samoa and People". Talamua. Retrieved 2 June 2023. Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (31 May 2023). "Samoan heroes recognised". Samoa Observer. Retrieved...

Eleven constitutional amendments in American Samoa were up for election on November 8, 2022, as part of the 2022 United States elections. The proposed...

Dick Watling Lonely Planet Guide: Samoan Islands and Tonga by Susannah Farfor and Paul Smitz Moon Travel Guide: Samoa-Tonga by David Stanley Martin Daly...

Following public opposition to the move it licensed production of the beer to a Samoan producer in August 2022. Beer portal "Coca-Cola Amatil buys Fiji Bitter"...

George (1984) [1893]. A Grammar and Dictionary of the Samoan Language, with English and Samoan vocabulary (3rd and revised ed.). Papakura, New Zealand:...

2001) is a Samoan rugby sevens player. He competed for Samoa at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Chand, Shalveen (9 July 2024). "Manu Samoa's Olympic squad...

dominant party in Samoan politics and currently in power. Va'ai Kolone's father, a government clerk in the German administration of Samoa during colonialism...

Church of Samoa is a Pentecostal Independent Christian organization, founded in 1974, active in Samoa, Australia, USA and New Zealand. Samoan Assemblies...

(Singing competition), Vaa o Manu (Religious discussion panel) & Faleula o Samoa (Samoan cultural discussion panel). TV1 also carries TVNZ News and live sports...

American Samoan politician, banker and businessman. A long-time leader of the American Samoa Power Authority, he served in the American Samoa Senate, and...

wrote his master's thesis on snappers of Samoa and incidentally purchased the holotype specimen at a Samoan fish market. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel...

throw. It was the second medal won by an athlete from the Samoan Islands, after American Samoan hammer thrower Lisa Misipeka who also won a bronze medal...

constituency and were elected by voters with either partial Samoan ancestry or those who were not ethnic Samoans. The country used the first-past-the-post voting...

The Samoa United Peoples Party was a political party in Samoa. It contested the 2001 election, winning 2.5% of popular votes and 1 out of 49 seats. It...

In Samoan legend, the mythological figure Tiʻitiʻi Atalaga appears in legends very similar to those recounting the tales of the demigod Māui, found in...

for a time offset from UTC of −11:00. This time is used in Niue, American Samoa, Swains Island, and parts of the United States Minor Outlying Islands. This...

Samoan Europeans Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1935, p32 Lauofo Meti (2002) Samoa: The Making of the Constitution, National University of Samoa,...

Faleata District in the Samoan capital of Apia. Alafua had 1,347 residents according to the 2016 census. The village is home to the Samoan campus of the University...

volcanic doublet in the Manuʻa Islands, which is a part of American Samoa in the Samoan Islands. These twin islands, formed from shield volcanoes, have a...

Samoa First (Samoan: Faʻamuamua Samoa), officially the Samoa First Political Party, is a political party in Samoa. The party is nationalist, supporting...

Tournament. At Gay Games VI, a transgender netball from Samoa competed. Rita Fatialofa is a Samoan netball player, who later went on to compete on New Zealand's...

Tanugamanono is a village on the island of Upolu in Samoa. It is situated on the north central side of the island near the country's capital Apia. The...

inspires Samoa to first Oceania crown". www.world.rugby. 2023-06-04. Retrieved 2023-06-05. Cama, Akuila (2023-06-05). "Fijiana 15s falls, Samoa creates...

the Samoan chain which means there is now little evidence for a cross over between the two. Geochemical evidence from several volcanoes in the Samoan region...

Thompson (born 1956), "The Throwin' Samoan", was a backup quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals and the first Samoan member of a team that made it to the...

(born 14 July 1957) is a former Samoan rugby union player. He played as a centre. John Ah Kuoi is from a prominent Samoan family, with Chinese heritage...

lory, blue-crested lory, Solomon lory or Samoan lory, is a parrot found In the Polynesian Islands of Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, and some other islands off the...

Peleti Mauga 9 February – Cyclone Gita moves past the Samoan islands. 6 November – 2018 American Samoan constitutional referendum 21 April – Neff Maiava,...

(1946 – 26 May 2024) was an American Samoan academic, writer, poet, and environmentalist. She was the first Samoan to become a full professor in the United...

both Samoa and American Samoa. For more information about the national flag and the territory flag, please see Flag of Samoa and Flag of American Samoa. Wikimedia...

and Samoan citizen Islam portal Islam in Oceania Religion in Samoa Islam in American Samoa Terdima, Moshe (22 May 2016). "History of Islam in Samoa". Samoa...

recommend can enter for worship. In Samoa, chapels of other faiths are called “Malumalu’s, meaning ‘temple’ in the Samoan translation of the Bible, however...

history at 622 days. The Usos are members of the renowned Anoaʻi family of Samoan wrestlers, and are widely regarded as one of the greatest tag teams of their...

Maeu Nanai Livi is a Samoan weightlifter who has represented Samoa at the Commonwealth Youth Games and Pacific Games. At the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games...

state. For an individual to qualify to be head of state, they must be a Samoan citizen, be eligible to run for parliament and not have previously been...

character from the Overwatch franchise Mauga Palepoi (died 1963), American Samoan chief and politician Joshua Mauga (born 1987), American football player...

for naval bases. The Second Samoan Civil War occurred between 1898 and 1899 because of conflicts among high-ranking Samoan chiefs and the influence of...

take action to improve the Samoan branch of the party. In response a 29-year-old teacher, Paul Hessmann, was sent to Samoa to reform the German schools...

Islander and Samoan bodybuilding champion. Born Edmond Alten Schmidt on 9 September 1953 or 19 September 1953. Sonny grew up in Western Samoa. He later lived...

Matthew Tuisamoa is a former Western Samoa international rugby league footballer. Tuisamoa played for Auckland in 1991 and 1992. In 1994 he played for...

in the South Pacific Ocean, which swept across Apia, Samoa on March 15, 1889, during the Samoan crisis. The effect on shipping in the harbour was devastating...

Sualauvi Fa'alogo (born 19 March 2003) is a Samoan international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback or winger for the Melbourne Storm in the...

left-hand drive, generating one of the largest protests in Samoan history. The same month, Samoa was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami that claimed...

A referendum on sessions of Fono was held in American Samoa on November 7, 1978. Voters were asked to approve a proposed amendment which would elongate...

1962 in Christchurch) is a New Zealand artist of Samoan descent. His work is informed by his Samoan heritage and includes performance, film, painting...

of American Samoa. Sorensen, Stan; Joseph Theroux (2007). "The Samoan Historical Calendar, 1606-2007" (PDF). Government of American Samoa. p. 129. Archived...

Pacific Games (Samoan: Taʻaloga Lona-Fitu a le Pasefika i Saute), also known as Apia 1983, held on 5–16 September 1983 in Apia, Western Samoa, was the seventh...

1997) is an American Samoan footballer who plays as a defender for Pago Youth in the FFAS Senior League and the American Samoa national football team...

the Manu'a group in American Samoa Ofu Airport (IATA code OFU), a public airport on the island Ofu County, American Samoa Ofu, Nigeria, a town and Local...

of the 2019 Pacific Games, which will be also held in Samoa.  American Samoa  Cook Islands  Samoa (Hosts)  Tahiti  Tonga Source: FIBA Rules for classification:...

Compass"), Lapérouse reached the Samoan archipelago, then known as the Navigator Islands, in December 1787. The Samoan islands had been sparsely visited...

The Samoan ambassador in New York City is the official representative of the Government in Apia to the Government of the United States and is Permanent...

becoming the AFL Samoa in 2007. Australian rules was introduced to Samoan schools in 1997. In 2000 the Australian Defence Force (ADF) toured Samoa and played...

coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. Leone was the ancient capital of Tutuila Island. Leone was also where the Samoan Islands’ first missionary, John...

6 August 1931 – 19 October 2008) was a Samoan professional wrestling promoter. Maivia was the wife of Samoan professional wrestler Peter Maivia and the...

(born June 1945) is an American Samoan politician who is currently serving as the 11th lieutenant governor of American Samoa since 2025. He was elected along...

Taualuga is a traditional Samoan dance, considered the apex of Samoan performance art and the centerpiece of the culture of Samoa. This dance form has been...

Sieni Tiana Leo'o Olo (also known as Bubbah Olo or Bubbah) is a Samoan–New Zealand actress and comedian. She is "Tina from Turners" in the advertisements...

institute arrived in Samoa in 1845. In 1848, the first version of the New Testament was printed in the Samoan language, followed by a Samoan version of the...

High Court of American Samoa is a Samoan court and the highest court below the United States Supreme Court in American Samoa. The Court is located in...

Tuilagi (born 15 June 1988) is a Samoan professional rugby player. Sanele is the younger brother of former and current Samoan internationals Henry, Freddie...

Western Samoa for third term Pacific Islands Monthly, April 1967, p9 Upsets in Western Samoan election Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1967, p11 Samoan election...

Party (HRPP, Samoan: Vaega Faʻaupufai e Puipuia Aia Tatau a Tagata) is a Samoan political party. It was founded in 1979 and dominated Samoan party politics...

Events in the year 2024 in Samoa. O le Ao o le Malo: Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II Prime Minister: Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa 10 May - TV3 moves its...

won the gold medal, New Caledonia won the silver, American Samoa won the bronze. Fiji and Samoa were the other participating nations. Because of bad weather...

General elections were held in American Samoa on November 2, 2004. A second round of the election for Governor was held on November 16. "GENERAL ELECTION...

vulnerable ecosystems. "Who we are". Samoa Conservation Society. Retrieved 3 September 2021. "Move to save endangered Samoan bird". RNZ. 13 November 2014. Retrieved...

2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017. "Samoan scene - Teivovo.com". fijirugbyunion.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021. "Samoan scene - Teivovo.com". fijirugbyunion...

Malu is a type of Samoan tattoo. Malu may also refer to: Malú, Spanish singer María Lucía Sánchez Benítez (born 1982) Jonathan Malu (born 1993), basketball...

Sovereign Independent Samoa Party (Samoan: Faafaletui a le Vaega Faaupufai o le Pulega Aoao Samoa Tutoatasi) is a political party in Samoa. The party was established...

recruiting in American Samoa, primarily the remote location and expenses incurred. Another is that the majority of the American Samoan athletes struggle to...

Mālietoa (Samoan pronunciation: [maːɾiɛˈto.a] Mālietoa) is a state dynasty and one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa. It is the titular head...

2003) is a Samoan-Australian American football defensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). Born in Samoa, he grew up...

Tekori; born 1983), Samoan rugby union player Surname Joey Iosefa (born 1991), American football fullback Masada Iosefa (1988–2021), Samoan rugby league player...

wrestling) Samoan SWAT Team Shields, Brian & Kevin Sullivan (2009). WWE Encyclopedia. DK/BradyGAMES. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-7566-4190-0. "Umaga Bio". WildSamoan.com...

Seal of Samoa is the state seal of Samoa. It takes inspiration from the emblem of the United Nations, as New Zealand administered Western Samoa first as...

on Samoan cultural history state that the training of Toa warriors in the art of hand to hand combat with the Nifo Oti, the serrated-edged Samoan war...

Pua Magasiva (10 August 1980 – 11 May 2019) was a Samoan-born New Zealand actor, best known for his roles as Shane Clarke, the Red Ranger from Power Rangers...

self-induced abortion, the violator is subject to seven years in prison. Samoan abortion law was defined in the Crimes Ordinance 1961 and amended by the...

Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico and they used the "Samoan savage" gimmick their relatives The Wild Samoans successfully used by working barefoot, never publicly...

up in a Samoan family, the middle child between an older sister, Deison, and a younger brother, Donovan. Her father, Tait, grew up in Samoa and played...

Papali'itele Max Amata Taogaga (28 April 1949 – 16 July 2026) was a Samoan professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling...

The 2019 Samoa assassination plot was an alleged attempt to assassinate Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaʻepa Saʻilele Malielegaoi. The plot was revealed to...

Va'a-tele are large, traditional Samoan double canoe multihull watercraft. va'a Taonui, Rāwiri (22 September 2012). "'Canoe navigation - Waka – canoes'...

Savaii Samoa is a former Samoa rugby union representative team that played in the Pacific Rugby Cup from 2006 to 2010. The other Samoan team in the Cup...

chief or mayor) and one or more talking chiefs, tulafale." An American Samoan law of 1962 defined 14 counties. The constitution of 1967, signed by delegates...

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Samoa. Visa requirements for Samoan citizens "Permit Services". "Border Services". "Samoa - US Travel State Gov". "Visa...

December 1977) is a professional rugby football player. He represented Samoa in rugby league. In 1999 Laloata was with the Newcastle Knights, and played...

Tuimalealiʻifano is one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa, known as the tama a ʻāiga. Samoa's other three paramount chiefs are Malietoa, Mataʻafa and...

Kingdom, United States The World Bank High Income category includes: American Samoa, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, The,...

union player in the Samoa Sevens team. He represented Samoa from 2001 to 2008. Mikaele is from Vailele on the island of Upolu in Samoa. Simaika Mikaele player...

Line: the Line Islands (part of Kiribati), Samoa and Tonga, in the Pacific Ocean. In contrast, American Samoa, Baker Island and Howland Island (part of...

Harrington (born Tausau Ta'a; December 12, 1935 – September 21, 2021) was a Samoan-American actor. He is best known for his role as Detective Ben Kokua on...

Monica Galetti (née Faʻafiti, born 26 August 1975) is a Samoan-born New Zealand chef. She is a judge on the BBC competitive cooking programme MasterChef:...

"Angry Samoans" — 3:00 "No Free Ride (Outro)" — 1:56 Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. — performance Danny Devoux — production Monsta O — production "R&B: Angry Samoan Amalgram"...

professional rugby player of Samoan descent. Internationally, he plays for Samoa. He was born in Murupara, New Zealand to Samoan parents. He was formerly...

meant that only Samoan athletes based overseas could compete in the games. For the first time since its debuted in 1984, none of the Samoan weightlifters...

Western Samoa Order of Tiafau is limited to 20 living recipients. Samoan recipients were awarded a tax exempt payment of $1,000. Western Samoa Order of...

General elections were held in Western Samoa on 26 February 1988. Voting was restricted to Matai and citizens of European origin ("individual voters")...

2021. "Samoan rugby team that set off 104 days ago still not home". www.bbc.co.uk. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2021. "Dallas signs Samoan lock Theo...

Patrick "Ti’a" Reid is an American Samoan Party leader serving as Chairman of the Democratic Party of American Samoa and an advisor for Governor Lemanu...

pressure, about 620 km (385 mi) to the northwest of Pago Pago in American Samoa. During February 1, an area of low pressure was identified within a trough...

King-Young is an American Samoan politician. She is currently the American Samoa Medicaid Director. She is a member of the American Samoa Democratic Party. Tofoitaufa...

28 June 1991) is a Samoan international rugby union player. Mealoi is a rugby sevens specialist, with over 200 appearances for Samoa in the World Rugby...

village politics of the Samoan Islands, the fa'amatai and the faʻa Sāmoa, which continues in American Samoa and in independent Samoa, and which interacts...

the all-male high court of American Samoa, which included seven Samoan associate judges. Her knowledge of the Samoan culture was fiercely sought by leaders...

The Samoan Rainforest: A Guide to the Vegetation of the Samoan Archipelago. Isle Botanica. Page 125. ISBN 9780964542631. Swaney, Deanna (1990). Samoa: Western...

1924 – September 9, 2008) was an American Samoan politician and Paramount Chief who served as American Samoa's first Delegate-at-Large to the United States...

was an American Samoan politician, judge, and lawyer. He was a member of the American Samoa House of Representatives, American Samoa's first Administrative...

recorded in 2000. The name of the village, Lauliʻi, is derived from the Samoan language and translates into English as “Small beach-plain". In 1901, a...

Gruz Azull) was a Samoan football club. It played in the Samoa National League. The first known appearance of Cruz Azul in the Samoan football league system...

Tupa'i and Tessa Apa (née Callander). His father is Samoan and a matai (chief) of his village in Samoa; his mother is a European New Zealander. His father...

Account of Samoan History up to 1918. electronic document filmed by Public Library of New South Wales. Sorenson & Theroux (2005). The Samoan Historical...

Amando Stowers, also known by the Samoan name Vui Tafilipepe Amato, was a Western Samoan politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and...

of the five main Polynesian tattoo styles (the other four are Marquesan, Samoan, Tahitian and Hawaiian). Tohunga-tā-moko (tattooists) were considered tapu...

Sililo "Joe" Figota Manuele (born 5 December 1965) is a male boxer from Samoa. He was born in Faleapuna village in the Va'a-o-Fonoti district at the north...

daughter to Samoa in 1915 and buried beside her husband. The bronze plaque for Fanny bears her Samoan name 'Aolele' (Flying Cloud in Samoan). Stevenson's...

Among the sports represented by the athletes, Samoa marked its Olympic debut in swimming. Four Samoan athletes were born and raised in the United States...

Iginla (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey winger Jarome Luai (born 1997), Samoan international rugby league footballer Jahrome, given name Jerome (disambiguation)...

Tuimavave (born 1992), Samoan rugby league player Evarn Tuimavave (born 1984), New Zealand rugby league player Paddy Tuimavave, Samoan rugby league player...

Emanuele Fuamatu (born 1989), Samoan athlete Fila Fuamatu, Samoan powerlifter Joshua Fuamatu ( Born 2002 ) , Australian - Samoan Aussie Rules Player Chris...

Olaf "Efi" Tamasese; 1 March 1938) is a Samoan paramount chief, politician and statesman. He heads one of Samoa's two royal families, the Sā Tupua (descendants...

Arthur Williams (died 3 October 1953) was an Australian-born Western Samoan plumber and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council between...

East Uvean Niuafoʻou Niuatoputapu Ellicean Pukapukic Pukapuka Samoan–Tokelauan Samoan Tokelau Tuvalu Northern Outlier Polynesian–East Polynesian Carolinean...

February 2000) is a Samoan rugby union player, who played for Moana Pasifika. His preferred position is wing. Tuitama was born in Samoa and grew up on the...

cap in the All Blacks. Notable Samoan-New Zealander players include Michael Jones and Peter Schuster. Controversially Samoa was not invited to the first...

2023 in Samoa. O le Ao o le Malo: Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II Prime Minister: Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in Samoa 24 February...

July 1996) is a Samoan professional rugby league footballer who plays on the wing for St Mary's Saints in the Ron Massey Cup and for Samoa at international...

year 2018 in Samoa. O le Ao o le Malo: Va'aletoa Sualauvi II Prime Minister: Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi 8 to 9 February – Samoa was struck by...

his mother suggested adding the Samoan surname Te'o to it while he was in high school as a tribute to the family's Samoan heritage. Te'o-Nesheim was a three-time...

an American Samoan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for ASFA Soccer League club PanSa East, which he captains, and the American Samoa national football...

that no boy was excluded due to having a part-Samoan heritage. The curriculum offered a blend of Samoan history, culture, and arts, alongside English...

British Vice Consul in Samoa during the period it was annexed by Germany in 1900. Known colloquially as the "Grand Old Man of Samoa" for his long service...

Talofa is a salutation or greeting in the Samoan language of the Samoan Islands. Talofa echoes in such phrases as ta'alofa in Tuvalu, aloha in Hawaiian...

The American Samoan Legislature or Fono has two chambers, the House of Representatives and the Senate, which has a directly elected head of government...

the island of Savaiʻi in Samoa. It is situated on the south coast of the island in Palauli district. The word nuʻu in the Samoan language means village...

Tyla Vaeau is a master tattooist (Samoan: tufuga, tātatau) of Samoan (Sale’a’aumua, Aleipata and Safune, Savai’i) and Pākehā (New Zealand European) descent...

(link) Rabago, Mark (July 9, 2024). "Chamorro-Samoan sprinter Filomenaleonisa Iakopo to fly American Samoa flag at Paris Olympics". Radio New Zealand. Archived...

Malaysian footballer nicknamed Ah Chong Ah Chong Sam Chong, Samoan sprinter, represented Samoa at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics People with the...

an American Samoan former footballer who played as a striker in the FFAS Senior League. Internationally, he represented the American Samoa national team...

other parts of the Pacific). The Samoan historian Malama Meleisea believed that Steinberger helped to consolidate a Samoan government in a difficult period...

Afono (Samoan: Āfono) is a village on the northeast coast of Tutuila Island, American Samoa. One of the island's more populous villages, it is located...

be qualified to be a Judge of the Supreme Court or as a Samoan Judge, and a number of Samoan Judges and Assessors, who must be qualified "by reason of...

Samoa rules is a game derived from Australian rules football and rugby union that is occasionally played in Samoa. Generally the rules are taken from...

According to a legend in Samoan mythology Tilafaiga was one of the twin sisters who brought the art of tatau (Samoan tattoo) to Samoa from Fiji. Tilafaiga's...

politician "Samoa announces lockdown from 6pm tonight until 6pm on Monday". RNZ. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022. "Samoan island gets first...

Reserve Malololelei Recreation Reserve Samoan plant names List of birds of Samoa List of mammals of Samoa "Samoa struggling with biodiversity goals". Islands...

fine mats are referred to as "kie Haʻamoa" (Samoan mat) and "kie hingoa" ("named mats"), from the Samoan tradition of giving especially precious mats...

October 1952 - 17 April 2014) was a Samoan poet, rugby manager, civil servant, and diplomat. He served as Samoa's High Commissioner to Australia from...

commonly known as the Samoan pandanus, is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) believed to be native to Vanuatu. It has been introduced to Samoa, Tonga, the Cook...

in the family Apodidae. It is found in American Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Birds in...

Samoa A is a national representative rugby union team of the Samoan rugby union. It is the second-tier side to the Samoa national rugby union team. Samoa...

Dictionary of the Samoan Language: With English and Samoan Vocabulary. London: Religious Tract Society. p. 198. Retrieved 1 November 2024. Samoan Dictionary...

In Polynesian mythology (Samoa), Savali is the messenger of Tagaloa. This name was given to the Samoan-language official gazette launched by the Administration...

(born 1977), Samoan rugby union player Phransis Sula-Siaosi (born 2000), Australian rugby union player Tofa Siaosi (died 1981), Western Samoan politician...

ancestry (Ngāti Raukawa), as well as of Samoan descent. Laita was known for using Māori, English and Samoan texts in her paintings. Laita graduated with...