Manuʻa or the Manuʻa Islands Group (Samoan: Manuʻa tele) consists of three main islands: Taʻu, Ofu and Olosega. Ta‘ū is the largest island in the Manu‘a Group and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands Ofu and Olosega are parts of a volcanic doublet in the Manu‘a Group of the Samoa Archipelago&mdashpart of American Samoa. Ofu and Olosega are parts of a volcanic doublet in the Manu‘a Group of the Samoa Archipelago&mdashpart of American Samoa. These idylic tropical islands are located some 110 km (70 mi) east of Tutuila and are a part of American Samoa. to get the next two lines --> American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa or sm ''Sāmoa Amelika'' is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast
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Geography and History
All three islands are high islands: volcanic remnants rising out of the sea 14° south of the equator. A high island is in Geology (and sometimes in Archaeology) an Island of volcanic origin In contrast to most places in the world, the population of these islands has been decreasing steadily for decades. In the 1930s some 20% of the population of American Samoa lived in the Manuʻa Islands. By the 1980s, only 6% were located there. Emigration is the consequence of a lack of economic opportunities and a desire of young people to participate in the more modern lifestyle offered on Tutuila (Office of Tourism, 2005). However, all the land of Manuʻa is owned communally by Samoan families of Manuʻa, even the National Parks lands are communally owned by Samoan families, and only leased to the US National Parks system.
The traditional capital of Manuʻa is the village of Taʻū, on the island of Taʻū. Ta‘ū is the largest island in the Manu‘a Group and the easternmost volcanic island of the Samoan Islands The Manuʻa Group is now a part of the US Territory of American Samoa. American Samoa (Amerika Sāmoa or sm ''Sāmoa Amelika'' is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast It was ceded to the U.S. in a Deed of Cession, signed by the Tui Manuʻa (supreme chief of Manuʻa) on July 14, 1904 at the Crown residence of the Tuimanuʻa called the Faleula in the place called Lalopua (from Official documents of the Tuimanuʻa government, 1893; Office of the Governor, 2004). Most broadly cession (to cede) is the assignment of Property to another entity The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The title Tui Manua is considered the oldest chiefly title of the Samoa Islands and Polynesia. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on
Cession followed from the Treaty of Berlin in 1899 that separated the eastern islands of Samoa (including Tutuila and the Manuʻa) from the western islands of Samoa (including ʻUpolu and Savaiʻi). The Treaty of Berlin, known in the Pacific as the Anglo-German Samoa Convention, was signed on 14 November, 1899 between the United States, Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean
Language and Culture
The history of Manuʻa is said in Samoan oratory to contain the origins of Samoan and Polynesian culture, and the genealogy of Polynesians east of Samoa is said to have originated in Manuʻa. Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean Polynesia (from Greek: πολύς many, νῆσος island) is a Subregion of Oceania, comprising a large grouping of over Genealogy (from Greek: el γενεά el-Latn genea, "descent" and el λόγος el-Latn logos, "knowledge" is the study of In traditional belief the sun rises over Samoa at Saua on the island of Taʻū, where the coral reef is supposed to be always yellow from the sun, and it sets at Falealupo the western-most village on the island of Savaiʻi in Samoa. Falealupo is a village situated on the northwestern Peninsula of Savai'i, 20 miles from the dateline Savai’i, the "soul of Samoa" is the larger main Island in the state of Samoa, formed by a massive Basaltic Shield volcano which rises This journey of the sun is strongly related to traditional beliefs and defines Samoa Sasae and Samoa Sisifo. The term Fa'asamoa describes "The Samoan Way", or traditional Samoan way of life
The people of Manuʻa speak a more traditional version of the Samoan language than is spoken in the rest of Samoa, and utilize the "t", pronouncing it in the traditional manner almost like a "d", sometimes spelling it with a "d", whereas the rest of Samoa commonly pronounces "t" like a "k", an influence that is said to go back to the 19th century influence of Hawaiʻi on Samoan culture. Fa'asamoa is a word that refers to the Samoan way of life Concept The fa'asamoa consists of the Samoan Language, and customs of relationships The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller
The sovereign of Manuʻa was called the Tui Manuʻa. The last Tui Manuʻa was Tuimanuʻa Elisara (or Tui Manuʻa Elisala) of the early 20th century. The title Tui Manua is considered the oldest chiefly title of the Samoa Islands and Polynesia. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on Tuimanuʻa Elisara died on July 2, 1909. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The title Tui Manuʻa technically still exists although there is no titleholder; Tuimanuʻa Elisara desired before his death that the title die with him. It was the U. S. government position at the time that his title changed to District Governor upon the hoisting of the U. S. flag at Taʻū on June 5, 1900 (Office of the Governor. 2004). However, titles and holdings were not obliterated when the islands became a U. S. territory, and the title and estates of Tuimanuʻa remain under the custody of the Anoalo clan (male side of the Tuimanuʻa line).
Today, many families of Manuʻa rely on income from family members working in Tutuila and in the United States. to get the next two lines --> The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The local diet is generally healthier than in Tutuila, with less reliance on imported American and New Zealand tinned foods, and a greater reliance on local fishing and farming. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
Education
The high school on Taʻū serves all of Manuʻa. Most students seeking higher education go to American Samoa Community College in Tutuila or National University of Samoa on ʻUpolu, or as far away as the University of Hawaiʻi and elsewhere. American Samoa Community College is a two-year WASC college located in the village of Mapusaga on the island of Tutuila in American Samoa, an unorganized The National University of Samoa is a University Further education institute in Samoa. The University of Hawaii, formally the University of Hawaii System and popularly known as UH, is a public co-educational college and university system that confers
References
- Barker, Joanne. 2005. "The Passive Resistance of Samoans to US and Other Colonialisms", article in Sovereignty Matters [1], University of Nebraska Press.
- Office of the Governor. 2004. Manuʻa ma Amerika. A brief historical documentary. Manuʻa Centennial. 16 July 1904. 16 July 2004. Office of the Governor, American Samoa Government. 20 p.
- Office of Tourism. 2005. The Manuʻa Islands. Office of Tourism, Dept. of Commerce, Government of American Samoa (pamphlet).
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