History of Samoa
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 มิ.ย. 2021
- The Samoan Islands were first settled some 3,500 years ago as part of the Austronesian expansion. Both Samoa's early history and its more recent history are strongly connected to the histories of Tonga and Fiji, nearby islands with which Samoa has long had genealogical links as well as shared cultural traditions.
European explorers first reached the Samoan islands in the early 18th century. In 1768, Louis-Antoine de Bougainville named them the Navigator Islands. The United States Exploring Expedition , led by Charles Wilkes, reached Samoa in 1839. In 1855, J.C. Godeffroy & Sohn expanded its trading business into the Samoan archipelago. The first Samoan Civil War led to the so-called Samoan crisis, a struggle between Western powers for control of the area. This in turn led to the Second Samoan Civil War , which was resolved by the Tripartite Convention, in which the United States, Great Britain and Germany agreed to partition the islands into German Samoa and American Samoa.
After World War I, New Zealand took over the administration of what had been German Samoa, and the area was renamed the Western Samoa Trust Territory. This area became independent in 1962 and was renamed Samoa. American Samoa remains an unincorporated territory of the United States.
Early history
Archeologists estimate that the earliest human settlement of the Samoan archipelago was around 2900-3500 years before the present . This estimate is based on dating the ancient Lapita pottery shards that are found throughout the islands. The oldest shards found so far have been in Mulifanua and in Sasoa'a, Falefa. The oldest archaeological evidence found on the islands of Polynesia, Samoa and Tonga all date from around that same period, suggesting that the first settlement occurred around the same time in the region as a whole. Little is known about human activity in the islands between 750 BC and 1000 AD, though this may have been a period of mass migrations that led to the settlement of present-day Polynesia. Mysteriously, during this period, the making of pottery appears to have suddenly stopped. The Samoan peoples have no oral tradition that purports to explain this. Some archaeologists have suggested that Polynesia lacked pottery-making materials, and that most of the pottery used during the migration period in Polynesia was imported rather than sourced or crafted locally.
Proud to be a samoan warrior of Jesus christ, it's great to know where my ancestors comes from.
Ancient Samoan were The Giant Slayers of the Pacific. Freeing itself and other islands of the Pacific, from giant cannabal kings. And ending the Togan empire and freeing all islands under Togan rule. Samoan influence brang peace in the Pacific and they we're well known for strong brave warriors.
Samoa being the 1st country to become independent in1962.
@Anna Tagi why is it called margarat mead stories who was she toko? i would like to know more!!
@Anna Tagi i think your right toko ive been trying to find more about tui pulotu aswell where did that title go? whos their family whats the list of kings that come from them
@Anna Tagi hopefully we can get some tongans to do a full video to explain this history cause these samoans are trying to claim us
@Anna Tagi it was even stated on the coconet tv, the fact that yous tongans always want to claim that yous were the only empire in the pacific and that yous made up your own cultures, not in this case thanks to the samoan culture for letting yous adopt some traditions. ALU KAI HO TAMAI 😂😂😂😂
@@nokeahz tonga was the only empire nowhere in our myths to legends did we ever say samoa and fiji ruled us captain cook has witnessed many islands pay tribute to our king Samoans are just trying to twist our beutiful tongan history for their own but at the end of the day we have our ancients royal tombs/pyramid to forts from our empire to our ancient Stonehenge to our longest lasting and only monarch in the pacific Tonga !! Ufa atu kefe
Our history is more then European arrival ..
Bless our Mau a Pule and Le Mau Ancestors. FREEDOM AT A PRICE. 🇼🇸❤🇼🇸❤🇼🇸
when the king o Tonga was received by the King of Samoa then Malietoa Tanumafili 2, he asked Malietoa why don't Samoans bow to him, like the Tongan people do. Malietoa replied, no one bows to me, because we are all equal. Look at the huge difference!!!
As you said, mankind are all equal in the eyes of God. We only bow to God.
the king of tonga gave our country to God also made our flag 100% christian look at the difference there uce
@@boxcuberbut are you truly Christian? Are a saved? Or are you just a Christian by tradition? I can ask the same to my Samoan brethren.
Both nations claim Christianity.... But how many are actually born again according to bible scripture.
@@LordsWatchman yes we tongans are!! we banned tattoos for Jesus we gave our land to him our whole flag represents him while samoans never done that for him they kept doing tattoos they were never christians they always call themselves the cradle of polynesia and say they created the tattoos lmao
@@LordsWatchman amen
The cyclopedia of Samoa (illustrated) book has got some good material for those who wants to research about Samoa back then.
Great story!
Wow nice
would be more respectful to have a samoan narrate the history because then the samoan words would be pronounced correctly
You're being ungrateful. Why don't you get the transcript for the video and do it yourself????
Yes be greatful. If it wasn't for the white man we be still be wiping our arses with rocks not toilet paper.
maybe when a samoan actually does something like this, thenyes by all means
@@LordsWatchman How is it ungrateful?
@@lions4eva IGNORE the trolls.. They're EVERYWHERE Lol...
Convenient no mention of the Mau rebellion
History based by palagis but not by our Tuuas who knowledges are deeper then that of before European arrival ..
1:07 - I always thought New Zealand was run by and populated by the British. Why were they administering the German Samoa section for thr Germans?
They weren't. They conquered it from the German empire. "Conquer" isn't the right y. More like lended and occupied
SAMOA is bower history of war. >.I like. GB you
Samoa the strongest in the pacific. The realist Tangoe Killaz
are you talking about now?
Slave to da Tz
Tkangoz keep kissing the floor these days by Hamoz 😂😂😂😂😂 Your sht history doesn't make sense
@@keewaibk7947 go eat horse and dog lol. Samoa dominates Tonga in everything 🤣. Rugby???? Rugby league???? How many NFL players you got compared to Samoans??? Malo
@@LordsWatchman goofy response
Did anyone test the pottery for its origins if pottery was thought to be imported?? Identify the root origin of the pottery identify where the Samoans possibly came from (just saying)
I find it REALLY SAD at how "MANY" of our Tongan cousins ALWAYS and I MEAN "ALWAYS" find it NECESSARY to comment on videos that's SPECIFICALLY AND/OR "ALLEGEDLY" about OUR/Samoa's History, Traditions, Culture etc.. There IS ALWAYS one or MORE of you SPOUTING "your" TAKE of OUR History in relation's to Tonga. Why?? You "ALL" NEED TO STOP The Disrespect AND DESPERATE attempts to BE Superior over Samoans individually AND Samoa AS A NATION. Yes, you COME ACROSS AS DESPERATE AND AS IF you're SUPERIOR.. Why??? You ARE The "ONLY" GROUP who PULLS this E.V.E.R.Y. SINGLE...TIME. #FACTS HERE you ARE AGAIN LOLLL... I AM OVER your DISRESPECT! FRFR... SO HOW ABOUT EVERYBODY TAKE NOTE Huhhh??? Here's the thing... "HISTORY including Samoa's, Tonga's, #Pasefika, The WORLD IN GENERAL... HAS BEEN TWISTED AND RE-WRITTEN ON SO MANY LEVELS (FAKE News, FAKE History, FAKE Science, FAKE Medicine etc.) By MAINLY The English, Europeans, Westerners, Non-Pasefika WHO WANT NOTHING MORE than FOR us to "NEVER" KNOW our TRUE History/Identity" or #TRUTHS IN GENERAL. #FACTS How ELSE will "they" CONTINUE TO HOLD ON To WORLD Power??? KNOWLEDGE IS POWER AND KEY. IF NONE Of you HAVE FIGURED IT OUT YET, I SUGGEST you PAY ATTENTION to WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WORLDWIDE AS OF LATE AND QUIT LIVING IN The "PAST!" SAMOA IS AND "WILL" CONTINUE TO BE BLESSED AND FRUITFUL BECAUSE since some of you DON'T KNOW or NEED "REMINDING"... GOD "IS" REVEERED AND WOVEN IN The VERY Fabric of our "Fa'a Samoa," "Way Of Life," Always has been AND CONTINUES to be. We have Samoan Churches (LMS, Mormons, AOG, 7th Day, Methodist, Full Gospel, Nazarene, even Bahai) established EVERYWHERE throughout Samoa, Hawaii, Mainland, New Zealand, Australia, Alaska etc. We still have villages with aumagas enforcing The Sa (Family Prayer Time) and you know it's a Sunday because we hold true to Sabbath unless you're 7th Day or a non-church "goer." To date, God "IS" The FOUNDATION Of our NATION, OUR MOTTOS. Fa'avae Ile Atua Samoa! AND "Samoa, Muamua Le Atua! Samoa's VERY Flag IS "The Southern Cross" Constellation...Why?? Because Samoa KNOWS OUR BLESSINGS COME From God AND God ALONE... NOT no king, man, woman OR thing. Do BETTER "cousins" BUT MOST Importantly, BE BETTER "AND" SECURE IN who you ARE TODAY and do yourselves a favor...STOP The NON-Sense. #REALTalk Soifua.
History Media how bout learn first to pronounce the names probably. So disrespect to our people.
1:49 Cringing at the mispronunciation of the Samoan words.
Polynesians had their own Gods before the Europeans came with their bible and rifles that’s facts !!!!
Based on the dates, Samoa already existed before christ was born in Africa. The middle east is a colonial name
Lost sheep! Deuteronomy 30:3 🤲🏽
Taofia Kuka Piliati Leaitu Tamalagi.Leaitutagata.
LIES LMAOOO
Truth hurts doesn't it🤣😂
@@sonz4413 I work as an online Tech Informative Responder for a Social Media company... not even sure what this video account was about, it was so long ago, we simply help new social media grow and the 'History of Samoa' video was a one hit start-up client. Its not education, we simply help it's production establish a comment viewer base
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Stop the American occupation. Free Somoa.
Hahahahahaha Tatau originated in Toga😂
Talofae... Keep dreaming buddy LOL...
do sum research buddy to talk outta your ass
Honesty Samoan did not originate from Taiwanese; hell to those who had fabricated our ancestors history through those tiny humans? Compare their skinny sizes to Samoan big, tall, and huge sizes, absolutely no question! Obviously, Samoan people truly originated from Israel the bloods of Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, and to God All~Mighty.
You're saying Aboriginal Taiwanese don't resemble Polynesians
@@bobdollaz3391 Yes, thats how they mix lies with truth, most people think when they say Taiwan that its referring to the Han Asians when in fact the dark skin race were there first. We originally came from Africa.
Hi there, I have met some small Samoans😮
@@fight2livHi there, you can't argue with DNA evidence.
Keep safe 🙏🏼
Why do Samoans have a Asian look lol
Same boring fotos over and over and over.
History of obesity
Gods of War and Peace 🇦🇸🇼🇸
There was no Obesity in Polynesia until Europeans arrived with their sugar and flour.
If you look at what the Polynesians/Maori ate in old times they had the perfect diet, if you look at Bodybuilders today what do they mainly eat? Chicken or fish, greens and Kumara (sweet potato), Polynesians/Maori ate exactly that but also with micro-nutrients from a variety of shellfish (i.e Kina rich in protein and zinc etc), also 100% clean spring water, Taro and variety of 100% organic greens. That's why the majority lived well over 100 years of age!
@@jonjon1842 dam yall wuz kangz and flew on space ship and had cure for cancer too
Hi there, come to Australia 🇦🇺 if you wanna see obesity 😮