Albert Wendt - Samoan Tatau part1

Professor Albert Wendt, Auckland University New Zealand. Speaking on the meaning of the Samoan tatau or tattoo. This event took place in Hawaii, April 1997.
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[nenino10]

Nos interesaría conocer la tarea realizada por nuestro satélite SAC-D Aquarius y los alumnos de la facultad de Rosario UFA (Universidad de S. Fe). Sobre los cambios clim´´aticos. Saludos: Oscar

[tamasandy]

albert wendt said, being samoan lies within your geneaology and your heart. if you feel that you are samoan, then you are and it has nothing to do with the name you carry. this goes for full blooded, afakasi, etc. and also has nothing to do with where you were born and raised or currently reside. i agree with him.

also, german and samoan blood lines have blended in samoa since the 1800's. seeing as how it is now 2011... perhaps we should try and get used to the "palagi names".

[theephraimite]

Hmmm...another Samoan with a Palagi name. I changed mine to a Samoan name to honor my ancestors. Now I feel more like a full-blooded Samoan; always was but always felt that something was missing until I changed my European name to a Samoan name.

[timtufuga]

The intellectual componentry of the Samoan bellicose pugilists, and then some.

Just giving the world a more balanced perspective of Samoans. No disrespect to Jimmy Peau, David Tua, Alex Leapai, Maselino Masoe, and the countless sporting elites from the All Blacks rugby and NRL rugby which we, as Australians, are more used to seeing Samoans in such a stereotypical light.

[Maligise]

I remember him so well as we both hail from the same village[Vaivase-tai]... It's where all the Professors, Genius and Great Mentors hail from...

[Tupz24]

I love this song...Is this Samoan Teachers samoan group?

[beutilisious]

hi ppl can you please tell me what this opening song called and where i can get it its wonderful

[hajqbvii]

I must have thrown down 'Under the Banyan Tree' a hundred times before I finished reading it!...hated it...

[einc70]

I remember reading "Pouliuli" not long ago. It's interesting how human minds work especially told by a polynesian point of view. we need more of them to teach future polynesians about their own potential. Thank you for this.

[2000coco]

seeeki a le pese a le Aoga Faafaiaoga (WSTC) Malifa in the beginning of the footage..