Samoana: The Islands They Named Samoa

O motu na latou faaigoaina o Samoa

Samoana recounts events and personages of Samoa's history in its 3000 years of settlement. Having left southeast Asia several centuries before, these seafaring people and exponents of the lapita culture made the Samoa island group their home. They developed a culture which retained elements of their original, and embraced new aspects as they adapted to a different environment.