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Samoa Ne'i Galo Volume 8
Paperback Edition: 1
Samoa Nei Galo, is a publication series of Myths and Legends of Samoa compiled by the Ministrys Culture Division over many years. Its an attempt to document and safeguard the richness of Samoas oral history not only as a resource for Schools and Universities in the teaching of Samoan language and Culture, but also for Samoans here and abroad who take interest in Samoan history and publications.
Volume 8 documented 20 legends researched from 10 villages in Savaii, Upolu and Manua. The challenges of this program and safeguarding our oral history through documentation, involved issues of ownership as well as the reluctance of our people to tell the stories and legends pertaining to their villages and families to outsiders. This work continued with research and documentation of Volumes 9 and 10 already underway.
This project was an initiative of the Government of Samoa who funded it with assistance from UNESCO. This research programme had documented 160 legends to date.
The Samoa Nei Galo Series is a valuable teaching resource.
Pages : 121
Publisher : Ministry For Culture & Heritag
Publication date : 2018-06-15
Subjects: Non-fiction, Published in Samoa, Pasifika, Samoa, Samoan Indigenous Knowledge, Samoan Mythology