Matai: A Complicated System of Chiefs
Matai is the Samoan word for leader, or chief, or even (in the poetic sense) father. Samoan...
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Author: hamogeekgirl
How Samoans treat their elders
In general, the Samoan attitude towards aging is pretty similar to other cultures. To us, old age...
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The Lord’s Prayer in Samoan (with video)
It’s been a crazy several weeks on this side of the One Samoana screen. I could write a very...
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A Samoan Matai and Language Challenge
I love the Samoan culture the way I love my family: I would protect and defend it with my life I...
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Fa’alupega and the Samoan lauga
Fa’alupega is often the first building block of a Samoan lauga (speech). When addressing a...
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Ie Sina – a lost Samoan art
I was back of house at the Melbourne Museum, browsing their hidden Pasifika collection, when I...
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A proverb about being late
I’ve been hanging out with my uncle lately. He’s a pretty intense kinda guy....
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Why the word hamo is offensive… but it’s okay! I’ve taken it back.
When I started calling myself Hamo Geek Girl (omg, almost 10 years ago) it made some people...
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How the German bun got its name
I was hanging out with some new friends today over at the Auckland museum (they were celebrating...
Read MoreFor love of le siva Samoa
I 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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