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  2. Peʻa - Wikipedia

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    Peʻa, Samoan male tattoo. The Peʻa is the popular name of the traditional male tatau of Samoa, also known as the malofie. [1] It is a common mistake for people to refer to the pe'a as sogaimiti, because sogaimiti refers to the man with the pe'a and not the pe'a itself.

  3. Samoans - Wikipedia

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    Samoans or Samoan people (Samoan: tagata Sāmoa) are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Samoan Islands, an archipelago in Polynesia, who speak the Samoan language.The group's home islands are politically and geographically divided between the Independent State of Samoa and American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States of America.

  4. Faʻafafine - Wikipedia

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    Most self-identify as fa’afafine, rather than men, while a small number identify as women. However, they recognize that they are distinct from females. [5] Fa'afafine enjoy relatively high levels of acceptance in Samoa. [1] [5] They can be seen in all areas of Samoan society, whether assisting as caregivers or working in government. The ...

  5. The Beautiful Life of Thomas Rongen - AOL

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    The film follows the American Samoa men's national football team, who work themselves up from the worst squad in international football to scoring goals, a once-magical thought.

  6. Culture of Samoa - Wikipedia

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    The traditional culture of Samoa is a communal way of life based on Fa'a Samoa, the unique socio-political culture. In Samoan culture, most activities are done together. The traditional living quarters, or fale (houses), contain no walls and up to 20 people may sleep on the ground in the same fale. During the day, the fale is used for chatting ...

  7. Faʻamatai - Wikipedia

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    The other two men wear tapa cloth with patterned design In the architecture of Samoa there are seating areas for matai and orators according to their status, rank, role and ceremony Faʻamatai is the indigenous political ('chiefly') system of Samoa , central to the organization of Samoan society. [ 1 ]

  8. Samoa men, Fiji women qualify for Paris Olympics at Oceania ...

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    Samoa will play in the men’s sevens rugby tournament at next year’s Paris Olympics after beating Papua New Guinea 24-0 in a qualifying final at the Oceania Sevens tournament on Sunday. “I ...

  9. Faʻa Sāmoa - Wikipedia

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    Samoan man participating in a ceremony. Faʻa Sāmoa consists of the Samoan language, customs of relationships, and culture, that constitute the traditional and continuing Polynesian lifestyle on Samoa and in the Samoan diaspora. It embraces an all-encompassing system of behavior and of responsibilities that spells out all Samoans ...