Watch: Sāmoan New Zealanders talk about their tatau (Sāmoan tattoo)

Five Sāmoan New Zealanders share what their tatau means to them.

Mapping Sāmoa collections project

Our Mapping the Sāmoa Collections project is a collaboration between Te Papa and the Bishop Museum in Hawai‘i and aims to enhance museum catalogue records and develop digital maps to contextualise taonga (treasures). Research Assistant Alex Gordon reflects on the project.

‘O le gagana t ma le gagana k

So‘o se gagana lava e iai ona suiga. O nei suiga e afua mai la tā fa‘aaogāina ‘o le gagana. ‘O la tā fa‘aaogāina fo‘i o le gagana, e afua mai i lo tā fa‘asinomaga.

Sāmoan language activity book

Early childhood, Primary

Celebrate Sāmoan Language by learning Sāmoan words through simple activities that kids love – word searches, colouring pages, and stories.

Sāmoan Multiplicities: Experiences of Samoanness

The project hypothesizes that experiences of Samoanness are spatially embedded – in landscapes, journeys, and multiple localities. They are also simul­taneously, yet temporally, negotiated – through memories, narratives, and genealogies.