Hi! I'm Morgan, and I'm a 30-year-old Samoan woman. Morgan Sloss / BuzzFeed Even if you don't know much about Samoan culture, you've likely seen or heard about our tattoos. Fun fact: the English word ...

"I'll cry if I think about it. See, I'm getting teary. When you're honored with the haka, and when it's the ultimate respect to honor somebody or something with a waiata [song] and a haka, from ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Samoan Heritage Week festivities are underway in Hawaii. To celebrate, the Honolulu office of the American Samoan Government is hosting a week-long program, including a ...

Faith Taifalioaana Ale performs the Taualuga, a traditional Samoan dance, while wearing cultural attire at the Harry E. Lang Stadium in Lakewood, Washington, during the 7th Annual Samoa Cultural Week ...

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Archaeology in Samoa -- setting the stage -- The outline of a first prehistoric sequence -- Background -- The Natural environment -- Accounts of early survey and ...

LEONE, American Samoa — The village of Leone is a picturesque enclave that has been a mainstay of the Samoas for centuries, a place where residents gather under beach meeting houses for rituals that ...

Hannah Lei (left) and Jirleen Nyel cheer for their team during a Samoan cricket game in Anchorage on July 5, 2025. Jirleen Nyel and her friends hollered encouragement from their chairs nestled in a ...

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HONOLULU – In a decision citing American Samoa cultural traditions, those born in the U.S. territory shouldn't have citizenship automatically forced on them, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. The ...

In a decision citing American Samoa cultural traditions, those born in the U.S. territory shouldn’t have citizenship automatically forced on them, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The 10th U.S ...