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Samoan Culture
The Samoan Islands are filled with plenty of culture and history. ...
The Samoan people lived in peace until a French ship arrived at Tatuila and a fight broke out resulting in the death of twelve people. (See picture below)
In 1830 two gentlemen were responsible for the introduction to Christianity and the destruction of the Samoan religion. ...
1889 was a significant year for the Samoan people. The Treaty of Berlin was passed and granted political independence under rule of the Samoan King. ...
Another major part of the Samoan heritage that was lost, but now making an extremely strong comeback is tattooing. These are each Samoan’s personal story. ... The tradition of tattooing has changed over the past few centuries through most of the other Samoan cultures in other areas, but on the island of Samoa you must abide by their rules. ...
One of the most important parts of the Samoan culture is their dance. ... It is nothing more than the innards of a sea slug and placed in a bottle and is a Samoan delicacy.
Family is a large part of Samoan heritage. ... The Samoan people attempt to have large families because there is great competition between families. ... Now it is said to be more common for the youth to get other jobs off the Samoan islands and occasionally sen money back to their families.
Although many issues are within the Samoan islands, there are lots of problems within the Samoan cultures and the way other Samoans who have moved on are treated. ... Also many of the original Samoans from the islands do not believe that those leaving in Hawaii and Fiji among other Pacific Islands are truly Samoan people. This has caused tension between Hawaiian-Samoans and the Samoan Islanders. With the changing of many of the Samoan traditions, the Islanders believe that others are trying to make the culture something that it isn’t. ... Because this the Samoans feel that the Hawaiians have stolen something of their heritage and they are no longer Samoan.
Rugby is know becoming a popular thing in the Samoan islands.
Approximate Word count = 1744
Approximate Pages = 7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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