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Almost entirely in Samoan this is an autobiography of The Teacher from The District of Le Alataua O Nafanua in Samoa.
"It is my pleasure to share with you throughout this documents or this Book as my sincere thankful dreams which come true, So far, when I finish this real Challenge for my Life As I have struggled when I You should be able to Understand about your Heritage Informations or the Faasinomaga.
This Book is The Knowledge and my Life Experiences I have Learnt from My Parents at home, Teachers, Doctors and Professors in schools, those who kindly supported Myself while I have search for more Advenced Understanding About The Samoa Studies or The Faa-Samoa. The Book totally about The Teacher from Le Alataua O Nafanua would share to You About;
Firstly concerns The Journey or The Background of the Author as a Student, start from Primary Level towards Secondary Schools, then to The Tertory Studies in the National University of Samoa and The MIT in South Auckland, New Zealand.
The Contents of The Book devided in Three main Sections or Parts.
Part One; Mainly Concerns on telling the Tradional Stories and the events which has happened and declared the evidences such as Names of atais, Names of Native Plants like Coconut Trees, names of lands, (land owners) mountains like Mount Vaea, rivers, pools like Mataolealelo at Matavai Safune in Savaii, villages like Falelima, Neiafu, Satupaitea, Falealupo and Districts like Le Alataua o Nafanua, (e.t.c) I believe that these Stories are very vital and important forus to understand and learn about The History of our Ancestors in Smoa at The Pacific or Polynesian.
Part Two; It is about The Geneology, Gafa or Whakapapa. Simply implies the Inter Relationships of People in Various Districts of the Whole Samoa. Manua and Tutuila, Upolu and Apolima, also Manono and Savaii or Salafai Island. Mostly in this Section I do Concern on the Titles Tonumaipea, Le Lilomaiava and Le Tagaloa Aopo at Siasau village or Le Vaisigano.
I believe that they all have stories co-relates to the Development of this Knowledges as I have Learned from my Ancestors mostly lived in Lealataua o Nafana in Savaii.
Part Three; The Skills and The Knowledge about The Faasamoa or Samoan Social Lives and Socialisations, You Students and New Matai Holders should be able to Study for the Development of your Understanding. This is my Pleasure to submit all these Informations for You, my Childrens and all the young Generations of my Families.