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Short title: NPSAmap4; Unique ID of original document: xmp.did:01801174072068118A6DD998E3226D92: Software used: Adobe Illustrator CS5: Date and time of digitizing
The U.S. National Park Service says the following about the structure of villages in American Samoa: [21] In general each village is made up of a group of aiga (extended families) which include as many relatives as can be claimed. Each aiga is headed by a matai (chief) who represents the family on all matters including the village council, or fono.
With an area of only 27 km², Aiga-i-le-Tai is the smallest electoral district [2] in the country with a population (2016 Census) of 5,029. Va'a-o-Fonoti is the only electoral district with a smaller population. The words 'aiga i le tai literally means 'family by the sea' in the Samoan language.
A map of the United States Territory of American Samoa. Geography of American Samoa. The American Samoa is: a Territory of the United States, consisting of a group of islands; Location: Western Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere; Pacific Ocean. South Pacific Ocean. Oceania. Polynesia; Time zone: Samoa Standard Time ; Extreme points of American ...
All outward expressions of the respect and esteem in which an ʻaiga may be held both by the village and the district or the whole of Samoa, may properly be directed to the matai. They are the trustee of the good name of the family and the fountain-head to which all ceremonial recognition of the status of the family is due.
American Samoa [c] is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the Polynesia region of the South Pacific Ocean.Centered on , it is 40 miles (64 km) southeast of the island country of Samoa, east of the International Date Line and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, west of the Cook Islands, north of Tonga, and some 310 miles (500 km) south of Tokelau
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Politically, the islands form the Manuʻa District, one of the three administrative divisions of American Samoa. Manu'a was the political centre of the Tui Manu’a Empire for many centuries, until the rise of the Tu'i Tonga maritime empire, which led to a shift in power from the eastern islands of Samoa to its western islands.