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''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide ]] > Samoa (Western and American)'' <br> | ''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide ]] > Samoa (Western and American)'' <br> | ||
'''''Hamoa''' | '''''Hamoa''''', the native name of '''''[[Portal:Samoa|Samoa]]''''', means ''The Islands''. These volcanic islands are located north of New Zealand and near Fiji and Tonga. | ||
*'''''Western Samoa''' ''consists of nine islands. '''''Savai`i''' and '''Upolu''' ''are the larger islands, and there are a few smaller islands. | *'''''Western Samoa''' ''consists of nine islands. '''''Savai`i''' and '''Upolu''' ''are the larger islands, and there are a few smaller islands. | ||
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=== Culture and Customs === | === Culture and Customs === | ||
There are | There are migrations of other ethnic groups found among Samoan people. ''English and Germans ''were traders and plantation owners. The ''Germans'' were frustrated with the ''Samoan'' work habits because ''Samoans ''didn’t like to work in the rain. They preferred to stay indoors and celebrate or sleep during the rainy season, so the ''Germans'' hired ''Chinese'' laborers to come, so you find ''Chinese'' blood mixed in with the ''Samoan. ''Also, a lot of ''Tongan'' people intermarried with ''Samoans ''over the years. | ||
The land in ''Samoa ''is owned by genealogical rights. Only the “half-caste” land (bought by foreigners generations ago when a they would say it was for the Church (not the LDS Church) and then have the chief record it as their own land) can be bought and sold. This is a reason why people do not want their genealogies made public. People could try to get land from another family by disputing it. | The land in ''Samoa ''is owned by genealogical rights. Only the “half-caste” land (bought by foreigners generations ago when a they would say it was for the Church (not the LDS Church) and then have the chief record it as their own land) can be bought and sold. This is a reason why people do not want their genealogies made public. People could try to get land from another family by disputing it. | ||