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Western Samoa achieved independence in 1962.
Material from films nos 1-4 and 9-13 is included in films nos. 5-7.
Material from films nos. 1-4 and 9-13 is included in films nos. 5-7.
On Savaii. The largest island in Western Samoa. Children playing in the thick tropical rainforest. Matavai village. Dignified old men ...
A traditional Polynesian ceremonial exchange. A party of villagers from the island of Upolu visit the island of Savii to ...
Young fishermen, some wearing diving goggles, set up poles in the sea and drape chicken wire round them to act ...
The making of taufolo from bread-fruit. Women make thatch panels from sugar cane leaf. Making of cord from strands from ...
Introduction to Samoa featuring footage of Tutuila, Pagopago and Apia, including the work of the Apia Samoan Church. Lava fields ...