Archeologists place the earliest human settlement of the samoan archipelago at around 1500 b. Tui atua tupua tamasese taisi tupuola tufuga efi of. Realizing that his death could spark a bloody war with nz colonial forces, tamasese called for peace and for the mau to continue on with its passive resistance and civil disobedience. Samoan oral history, however, extends only as far back as a. Grave of tupua tamasese lealofi iii in lepea village with inscription of his last words in the samoan language. Photograph by alfred john tattersall fast forward 32 years later and samoa is granted the freedom that members of the mau movement fought and sacrificed their lives for was granted. Tupua tamasese lealofi iii in front of the octagonal mau office in vaimoso village, near apia, 1929. The new administrator, colonel stephen allen, believed that the mau would gradually decline. Tensions continued to simmer between the two sides until new zealands newly elected labour government recognised the mau as a political organisation in 1936. Mau leaders and tupua tamasese lealofi iii in front of the octagonal mau office in vaimoso village, near apia, on the building is the sign, samoa mo samoa samoa for samoa, the mau motto the samoan offenders ordinance was used against tupua tamasese lealofi iii for one of the more trivial offences committed during richardsons administration. Samoan heroes tells the inspirational stories of achievers who have samoan ancestry.
The entire island group, which includes american samoa, was called navigator islands by european explorers before the 20th century because of the samoans seafaring skills. Most samoans will know the story about tupua tamasese lealofi iii, samoan head of state who, in 1929, was shot to death in peaceful protest against new zealands rule over samoa. Tupua tamasese project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. For more than a century samoans have asserted that there are timeless norms in relation to customary land tenure, despite historical changes and introduced legal and religious principles.
First published in 1987 and last reprinted in 2003. He is the elder son of meaole, one of the two original office holders, who died in 1963 and whom professor j. His service to samoa and to its people has not really been recognized. Discover stories of heroes descended from samoa, including legends like sina, historical figures like tupua tamasese lealofi iii, and. This book is a celebration of his highness tui atua tupua tamasese taisi efis intellectual and cultural legacy to samoa, providing tui atuas writings and thoughts on samoan indigenous knowledge. Alfred james tattersall permission of the alexander turnbull library, national library of new zealand, te puna matauranga o aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Then in december 1929, nine samoans were shot dead during a demonstration by a nonviolent independence movement, the mau. Amongst those around the coffin are, from left to right. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Tupua tamasese meaole died in 1963, leaving malietoa tanumafili ii sole head of state until his death on 11 may 2007. This page was last edited on 8 february 2019, at 01. He grew up in a royal environment which had a tremendous influence on his future. Tamasese meaole, the son of tupua tamasese lealofi, was born on june 3rd, 1905 at vaimoso and lived there with his family in preparation for his future royal duties. The next head of state, tuiatua tupua tamasese efi, was elected by the legislature on 17 june 2007 for a fixed fiveyear term, and was reelected unopposed in july 2012. Help the national library understand how you use our websites. New zealands tragic blunders in samoa, by nzborn pacific journalist michael field.
Tupua tamasese lealofi iii by eirenei faimalo on prezi. Scent is the metaphor around which this book is based. Up to 11 samoans were killed, including mau leader and high chief tupua tamasese lealofi iii with many others wounded. Nov 23, 2015 tupua tamasese lealofi o aana iii dob 4. Photo alexander turnbull library at least eight samoans and one new zealand policeman were killed that day. One new zealand constable was clubbed to death by protesters. Tupua tamasese lealofi iii is a significant figure in history because of his martyrdom in samoas struggle for freedom, but it is his legacy of peace that has made him a samoan icon. Pall bearers and mau police carrying the coffin of tupua tamasese lealofi iii. On the death of tupua tamasese some of mau movement memeber were injured or shot trying to help him. Tupua tamasese was born on may 1901 and was also known as joint head of state along with malietoa tanumafili ii. Tupua tamasese lealofi iii in white and the mau committee at vaimosa, samoa. Lealofi iiis resting place, is made up of a black tombstone that can be found in.
Tupua tamasese lealofioaana iii 4 may 1901 29 december 1929 was a high chief of samoa who was a leader of the countrys proindependent mau movement during the early 1900s. On the morning of december 28, 1929, mau supporters, led by high chief tupua tamasese lealofi, held a uniformed march into apia from their villages. This date is based upon the ancient lapita pottery shards found throughout the islands. One resulted in the arrest and sixmonth detention of tupua tamasese lealofi iii, a high chief of samoa and a leader of the mau. Tupua tamasese lying in state to the new zealanders, this traumatic event had been caused by the samoans resistance to the arresting party.
The sovereign state is a member of the commonwealth of nations. There were two violent clashes between police and mau in 1928. A group of men, including tupua tamasese lealofi iii dressed in white, gathered around the office of the mau with the slogan samoa mo samoa over the door, c 1928. He was the younger brother of tupua tamasese lealofi iii. Mau leaders and tupua tamasese lealofi iii in front of mau office 1929. On 28 december, 1929 which would be know thereafter as black saturday new zealand military police fired upon a peaceful demonstration which had assembled to welcome home a. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Suaaliisauni, suaaliisauni, tamasailau m download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Chief tupua tamasese lealofi iii lies in state samoans te. The samoan offenders ordinance was used against tupua tamasese lealofi iii for one of the more trivial offences committed during richardsons. Nz australia samoa history guide pacific island travel. In his research, michael field came across an auckland woman, now in her 80s, who was there in apia the day tupua tamasese lealofi iii was killed. Search results page 1 of items national library of. The coroner, new zealander john luxford, concluded that the use of firearms had, in the circumstances, been justified.
The banishment of tupua tamasese lealofi iii nzhistory, new. Tupua tamasese is the title of one of samoas four important paramount chiefs. Suesue manogi or in search of fragrane, searches for the best of what his highness tui. In his view, it could be eradicated through firm police action. Lealofi iii, held the title tupua tamasese which is one of four paramount titles malietoa, mataafa and tuimalealiifano being the other three, in samoas chiefly system faamatai, from 19011929. Tupua tamasese tupuola tufuga efi, also known as tuiatua tupua tamasese efi, and formerly known as tupuola efi, is a samoan literary and political figure who became samoas head of state in 2007. This short history is written for the general reader and for senior high school and university students seeking an overview of samoan history. Tupua tamasese lealofi iii was the leader of the mau movement until his assassination by nz armed forces during the black saturday massacre in 1929. Feb 28, 2016 gravestone of tupua tamasese lealofi iii, samoa mau. Jul 24, 2017 he has always known his destiny and has always been ready to serve. Tupua tamasese meaole 19051963, holder of the title from 1929 to 1963. The lying in state of tupua tamasese lealofi iii, samoa, 1929. Tupua tamasese lealofi iii lying in state at vaimoso 1930.
He was the younger brother of tupua tamasese lealofi ii. Photograph by alfred john tattersall tupua tamasese lealofioaana iii 4 may 1901 29 december 1929 was a high chief of samoa who was a leader of the countrys proindependent mau movement during the early 1900s. Tui atua tupua tamasese taisi and the samoan indigenous reference. Ombudsman cost recovery, equal pay through disclosure of.
Pdf land, custom and history in samoa researchgate. Faumuina fiame mulinuu i seated in foreground, tamaseses son above faumuina, with folded arms, tuimaleaiifano with arm in a sling, mrs ala tamasese seated, in profile, and two european mau supporters, alfred hall skelton and alfred g. The second, in november, saw tupua tamasese lealofi iii. New zealand military police fired on mau independence demonstrators with machine gun in apia, killing 11 samoans, along with the assassination of independence leader tupua tamasese lealofi iii. Tragically, this fire mortally wounded the prominent samoan leader tupua tamasese lealofi iii and this day is remembered as black saturday. O le taeao o le aso sa i le aso 29 o tesema 1929 na tu. Fatal shooting of tupua tamasese lealofi iii in 1929 a.
It was first compiled and published as a festschrift in commemoration of his seventieth birthday. As tupua tamasese was plainly dying, his young brother johnny was just outside the door, weeping. This particular book is a collaboration focused on history of samoa. He was fatally shot by new zealand police during a peaceful mau procession in apia on 28 december 1929, in what became known as black saturday. The banishment of tupua tamasese lealofi iii nzhistory.
Tufuga efi was succeeded by vaaletoa sualauvi ii in 2017. A group of men, including tupua tamasese lealofi iii dressed in white, gathered around the office of the mau with the slogan samoa mo samoa over the door, c 1928 banishment. Lealofi iiis resting place, is made up of a black tombstone that can be found in the village of lepea. Foreword introduction the first samoans malietoa tanumafili ii tui atua tupua tamasese ta. Chief tupua tamasese lealofi iii lies in state samoans.
Tupua tamasese lealofioaana iii 4 may 1901 29 december 1929 was a high chief of. Most samoans will know the story about tupua tamasese lealofi iii. Gravestone of tupua tamasese lealofi iii, samoa mau. Apr 20, 2017 tupua tamasese lealofi iii lying in state at vaimoso 1930 aj tattersall mau movement wikipedia, the free encyclopedia stay safe and healthy. Read stories of achievers who have samoan ancestry. As tamasese layed down slowly dying, he said his last wish for samoa. Youll probably find the most thorough retelling of this dark passage of samoan history in a book called, black saturday. The samoan offenders ordinance was used against tupua tamasese lealofi iii for one of the more trivial offences committed during george richardsons administration.
Tupua tamasese lealofi iii 1901 1929, holder of the title from 1918 until 1929. Tupua tamasese lealofi iii most samoans will know the story about tupua tamasese lealofi iii, samoan head of state who, in 1929, was shot to death in peaceful protest against new zealands rule over samoa. See more ideas about samoan people, historical photos and south pacific. Western samoa was admitted to the united nations on 15 december 1976. Samoan heroes by david riley meet your next favorite book. After the first world war, the league of nations granted new zealand a mandate to administer the territory of samoa, a former german colony see 29 august. The world was at war at the time ww1 so new zealand was pretty much left by the british to govern our islands however way they wanted. Funeral of tupua tamasese lealofi iii nzhistory, new. Tui atua is samoas head of state and is currently the only holder of one of samoas four. Samoa is a unitary parliamentary democracy with eleven administrative divisions. Tupua tamasese lealofi iii, who had led the movement following the exile of nelson, was arrested for nonpayment of taxes and imprisoned for six months.
It began in 1914, when new zealand took control over western samoa. The words of the pacifics most wellknown author, maualaivao albert wendt, echo around a packed malaeola community centre in mangere, auckland, aotearoa, to celebrate the launching of the book tautai. Jun 24, 20 my 92 year old grandmother tofa imoasina talapusi tuisila recounting where she was during the fatal shooting of tupua tamasese lealofi iii in 1929. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading. He has always known his destiny and has always been ready to serve. Davidson, a family friend and the founding father of the academic study of pacific history, described as the. Samoan indigenous knowledge and religion kindle edition by efi, tui atua tupua tamasese ta isi tupuola tufuga, albert wendt, vitolia mo a, jenny plane te paa daniel, tamasailau m. My 92 year old grandmother tofa imoasina talapusi tuisila recounting where she was during the fatal shooting of tupua tamasese lealofi iii in 1929. Tupua tamasese lealofi iv 19221983, holder of the title from 1963 until 1983. Mau opposition to new zealand rule in samoa, 19271933. In 1924 richardson banished tamasese for an unspecified period of time for failing to remove a hibiscus hedge from land that tamasese had understood to be his own. Suesue manogi or in search of fragrane, searches for the best of what his highness tui atua tupua tamasese taisi tupuola tufuga efi terms the samoan indigenous reference.
Nelson by patricia obrien, run by the gaualofa foundation. Mau movement download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Samoan heroes presents inspirational stories of achievers who have samoan ancestry. One of those killed was a highranking chief, tupua tamasese lealofi iii, shown here. Tupua tamasese s statement reflected a deeply felt but little known part of faa samoa. It got caught up in the personal bitterness that is at the core of the human rights protection party. A history from writers from western samoa, examining thematically the influences of european settlers, the churches, german and nz colonialism and the background to western samoas independence. Tattoo history samoan tattoo images history of tattoos and tattooing worldwide. As tupua tamasese marks his last day as head of state, its worth reflecting on what an extraordinary person he is. Black saturday new zealand in samoa nzhistory, new.
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