Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s hands and fingers. Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her nail beds, the markings are no ordinary tattoos, but symbols of ...

Samoa is a country whose vibrancy, warmth and beauty are reflected in the welcoming charm of its people. The fa’a Samoa ...

Josephine Lealaitafea performs Taualuga on the first night of the Luau event. The Taualuga is a traditional Samoan dance performed at celebrations and weddings. (Jaycee Lundell) BYU’s annual Lu’au ...

A group of Samoan tribal members held a traditional ceremony Tuesday with Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance and Police Chief Sean Case, aimed at growing a “strong and harmonious relationship among ...

New research offers scientific evidence on the healing properties of a common plant used in Samoan traditional medicine. Beyond superstition: The matalafi plant, which has been used for generations in ...

No matter that the temperatures are in the 80s; with 98 percent of American Samoa’s population being Christian, Christmas is a spectacular time of year. In two weeks of programming, everyone in ...

When Abbey Tufue-Wood started planning her wedding, she had more on her to-do list than to choose flowers and cakes. She was also needed to learn how to dance. But not just any dance, a Siva. “Doing ...

Samoa native Nive Fuka came to America and Fayetteville by way of New Zealand and her husband, who is a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg. Her husband, incidentally, is a native of Tonga, another island ...

KJ Apa is following in his father’s footsteps by becoming a chief in his village. On Aug. 31, 2022, the “Riverdale” star was officially granted the matai—or chief—title Savae during a ceremony held at ...

Bride Madi learned a traditional Samoan dance in just five days to honor her husband Samu’s family on their wedding day — and her TikTok quickly went viral Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

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A traditional 'fale' structure on the island of Savaii in Samoa, in the central South Pacific. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION/Catherine Wilson APIA, Samoa (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – In many Pacific ...