Matai: A Complicated System of Chiefs
Matai is the Samoan word for leader, or chief, or even (in the poetic sense) father. Samoan...
Read MoreMatai is the Samoan word for leader, or chief, or even (in the poetic sense) father. Samoan...
Read MoreIn general, the Samoan attitude towards aging is pretty similar to other cultures. To us, old age...
Read MoreIt’s been a crazy several weeks on this side of the One Samoana screen. I could write a very...
Read MoreI love the Samoan culture the way I love my family: I would protect and defend it with my life I...
Read MoreFa’alupega is often the first building block of a Samoan lauga (speech). When addressing a...
Read MoreI was back of house at the Melbourne Museum, browsing their hidden Pasifika collection, when I...
Read MoreI’ve been hanging out with my uncle lately. He’s a pretty intense kinda guy....
Read MoreWhen I started calling myself Hamo Geek Girl (omg, almost 10 years ago) it made some people...
Read MoreI was hanging out with some new friends today over at the Auckland museum (they were celebrating...
Read MoreI know it’s been a looooong minute since I’ve posted anything here – I’ve got a full explanation for that, coming up soon (JJW lol) but my friend just sent me this clip to check out and I fell in love all over again with the Samoan siva.
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