The fight started with great fury, but it soon became obvious that the odds were very much in favour of Tamalelagi. 1. Upon arriving he mistakenly interrupted a sacred ceremony, Sinas husband became infuriated and ordered him killed. His brothers Leupolusavea and Ganasavea may have also ruled as Malietoa either in succession or simultaneously (as rivals). This is a reason why people do not want their genealogies made public. Meleisea, Malama (1987b). Your file is uploaded and ready to be published. Certainly there were many genuine converts to Christianity, but ulterior political motives cannot be ignored as the impetus for many religious conversions during this time period.

WebIn Samoa: European influence. Hon J.B. Fonoti A Major Global Recognition For World Peace and Freedom 1945. Named after 'Ae, the fierce war chief of Tutuila. He would place a tape recorder and cassette tapes with the chiefs. O se tasi lenei o tala tautaua i le Tala Faasolopito o Samoa. Usu lea o Seiuli ia Foafoamaifaavae faaee le gafa ole teine o Leafaitevaaga. Tapuulafiti married [Taele] the daughter of [Leta'a Uipo] of Apia, they had a son who acquired the titles [Papali'i Taimalelagi Tuiletufuga]. A foreign settlement had developed around Apia Harbour by the 1850s. Sometimes the names were not written correctly because they had been changed. Malietoafaiga, the cannibal king, was succeeded by his son Uitualagi who became the husband of Gatoloaiaoolelagi (Gatoloai), the daughter of the prominent Chief Tunavaetele of Vaimauga, which is east of Apia. Tohu'ia Limapo, the Samoan ancestress of the Tu'i Kanokupolu dynasty of Tonga was a member of the 'Ama family of Safata which descends from Fuaoleto'elau. Talavou's supporters soon discovered the plot and adamantly refused Laupepa's claim to the kingship, rejecting him as the leader or organizer of any such confederation (faitasiga). It was also argued that the customary practice called toe o le uso, the right of the remaining brother, should have been followed (Keesing 1934:63) as set forth by the example of the Vaiinup-to-Taimalelagi (brother to younger brother) succession. Samoans began to resist, however, as more settlers arrived from the United States, Great Britain, and. Fuataiotuimaleali'ifano Malietoa Muagutiti'a (also known as Malietoa Ti'a) Le Susuga Malietoa Talavou Tonumaipea (ca. 1810 - November 9 1880) was installed as "King" of Samoa to the western world on August 28, 1879 until his death on November 9, 1880. 1000 AD Faiga becomes Malietoa. We need our spirituality, and it is good to have the spirit of the work. Her husband was a ranking Tongan chief named Anava'o who carried the Fale Fisi title of Tu'i Lakepa. Salamasina also possesses royal Fijian and Tongan blood from her mother. O Malietoa Upoluosavea lenei na tau ia. 0 le tasi vaega o taulelea sa saunia ni uatogi; o isi sa latou vaaia 1e itu tau i meatau- mafa ia lava mo vaegaauua le o toe mamao ona faapotopoto 1 Leulumoega. On the list are Oral genealogy interviews which were done in Samoa by Mulivai Purcell and Tagomoa Matua. electronic document by Government of American Samoa. The Germans were frustrated with the Samoan work habits because Samoans didnt like to work in the rain. Ae fai mai le tala, ua usu Taemanutavae i le tamaitai lenei o Leauta, faaee le gafa e toalima le la fanau, o tama e toafa ma le latou tuafafine e toatasi. 1.5:e,tau;i o\ei ^/aaeaoni Sa vaevae 1 vaega e a e. 0 le muaau, sa aofia a faatonuina ilatou e osofa ia Faeitnnuta. Performing this action will revert the following features to their default settings: Hooray! faction. Le tama lea na fili. He would find out their names and where they fit in with the list of children (first, second, third, etc.). The six captured heads would be offered to Fee as soon as the war was ended. So she resolved to join her in Malie. Although Talavou came the closest, neither candidate succeeded in gaining all of Samoa's support and so both were nominated and ratified as Malietoa by their respective constituencies. Sina Soon they were knocked down, their heads cut off, and their houses set on fire. Relocated the Malietoa political headquarters and royal household from Malie, 'Upolu to Sapapali'i, Savai'i. Warfare: The most widely used weapons at that time were clubs. Malietoa Tanumafili II (19132007), holder of the title from 1939 until 2007. Tauaaletoa na usu ia Falenaoti Lelasiuuila (Fufeai) le alo o Tauiliili o Amaile Aleipata faaee le gafa:-O Tupuola, Tago, ma Pafuti le teine. Ona toe usu lea o Malietoa Savea ia Amaamaula ona iai lea ole tama o Upoluosavea, le tama lenei na Malietoa. After Ml's death, the S Malietoa was torn along religious and geopolitical lines: Savaii, Manono, parts of Tuamasaga and the Methodists (including Tongan Wesleyans) were behind the S Talavou while Malie, the rest of Tuamasaga, and the L.M.S. He made a convert of Malietoa Vainuupo, who had just conquered all of Samoa, and the rest of the population soon followed suit. 25. The Gatoaitele and Tamasolii were conferred upon Too Sualauv who was to serve as temporary guardian of the titles until the official Malietoa was chosen and installed. 1358006: Samoan family group records, pedigree charts, and other misc. Furthermore, if the first wife was barren or found out that her husband might stray, she might contrive to procure him his second wife, her own sister in preference to a stranger.), So it was in the case of Laauli; he took both sisters for wives. O le a avatu i se isi vaega o le tatou Vavau a Samoa le laasaga na o o i ai le faatonuga sa tuuina atu i le toeaina ma lona afafine, ma le mafuaaga na ala ai ona maua e le tamaitai le Taemanutavae. Modern Samoa: Its Government and Changing Life. Kraemer, Augustin (19941995). In 1869, Talavou was conferred the Malietoa title by the majority of the districts (Faasalelega, Manono, parts of Tuamasaga to Mulinu'u. Required fields are marked *. Usu le Tagaloa Letula ia Ulalemamae, faaee le gafa o Tagaloa Sefaatutele Usu Tagaloa Sefaatutele ia Disgusted, Sina and Malalatea determined to go home to their village of Aele in Faleata (Upolu). 0 ni lefulefu mai ni aulama, tega 0 tamaitai matutua ua fai a latosa vali ai o latou mata. But you have to claim that tongans are the only royalty..who gives a rats ass! It is not just to say Look. An adopted son of Uitualagi; thus, the bloodline of Malietoa Savea does not continue along the patrilineal succession of the Malietoa title from this point on. The man told him that on that day, Atiogie was victorious. More than 100 interviews were recorded. and joined himself to the Lotu Toga in 1842, perhaps in conjunction with a Tongan alliance formalized with Tonga during Tufahau's visit in that same year. They wage a bloody war for power. In 1876, King Laupepa was coerced by American Consul Foster and L.M.S. Known to his friends as Tau, the full extension of that name - Malietau - is significant as hes the first to be named as such since the Tui Toga were vanquished all those years ago. Lale Ieremia in a beautifully decorated church. One day after the brothers had grown up, they went to Faealili, a district in the southwest of Atua, Upolu. Ole a toe foi nei ia Malietoa Laauli, i ana usuga e iai le tama o Malietoa Falefatu. In background, Feepo, the ancestor of the Malietoa, had 3 children, 2 boys and one girl named Sina. The land commission declares foreign land claims invalid and purchase of land outside Apia forbidden to non-Samoans. Usu Falavaasaiato ia Vaolupe le tuafafine o Mu faaee le gafa o Ifopo Lopati. Many of them ended in a 12 inch long serrated blade, all of toa wood, as iron at that time was unknown. O Savea lea sa But the girl, not the least bit shy, said, Why do you sit here with such uncombed hair, all shaggy and ragged?, Laauli, having recovered his self-possession and composure, answered, E valavalaa tumanu. (Yes, it must look as if bananas are growing out of my head in every direction.), Again the girl teased saying, My friend, you look so dirty, how do you account for that?, Laauli answered, E lafulafu a tama seu gogo. (This is how dirty boys get when they catch many sea birds!). Well known in Samoan mythology as a tyrant cannibal who exacted human tribute from his subjects. Tupua Pulepule was chosen over Tuiatua Matafa Fagamanu to rule with Laupepa as joint-king. All this was faithfully carried out, and before long the hostile armies faced each other. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without written permission is strictly prohibited. Corrections? Ole a taatia la Tafaigata ma Lutoso ao le a alu ia Siuseia. Fua had realized that neither of the sisters would marry him, and returned the same day to Malie with his brother, who knew, but did not tell him, that the refusal was due to his meeting Gauifaleai. Na oo lava foi ina sa pipili si toeaina. University of the South Pacific. (1) Talavou's first wife was Faamelea; a daughter of Leiatauales Malulaufai of Faleu, Manono. Malietoa Falefatu - son of Malietoa La'auli (may have been adopted). Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United States of America. Hamoa, the native name of Samoa, means The Islands. The wedding, conducted by the EFKS Deputy Chair, Lale Ieremia was attended by the Head of State Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi and his masiofo (queen), Prime Minister Tuilaepa Lupesoliai. End of geneology. Try to find out who the missionaries were who converted your ancestors and contact them, if possible. US Department of State. The Tumua quickly launched a counterattack against Talavou's districts in Savaii but the Aana-Atua fleet was repelled and the Tumua's audacity was rewarded with further razing of Aana plantations and communities at the hands of Talavou's Tuamasaga faction (66). Na usu Malietoa Taulaupapa ia Tonuumatasiva le afafine o Luatua faaee le gafa ole tama o Seiuli toe faaee le gafa ole teine o Taiaopo. Robert Louis Stevenson moves to Samoa. 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