Yes, I already know how they are Pacific Islanders, but I have heard they are mixed with African, Asian and European descent. Some look more on the Black side while others seem to look a little Hawaiian but the babes are gorgeous!!! I love the way they look but I really don't know too much history on them so can anyone tell me a little bit about Samoans for my assignment please....atleast a paragraph would be great...thanks!
2007-02-18 21:35:35 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Paul, wth is your problem...all I need is a bit of info about them
2007-02-18 21:42:01 · update #1
come on losers, I need better answers than that!
2007-02-18 21:47:00 · update #2
They are Polynesian
2007-02-18 21:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Black Samoans
2016-10-22 02:45:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they're "Polynesian". It's a completely different "race" to Black or Asian or Caucasian. Check out wikipedia or simply have a look at a history of the Polynesian Islands - Fiji, Tahiti etc. etc. Maori ("kind" of Native New Zealanders - depends on how long you want to define someone as being in a place before they become Native - check out their history as well...) are also Polynesian.
Polynesians can't really be said to be mixed with African or European descendants - except for these days so I guess it is dependant on when you're talking about. If you're talking about the majority of their history, the following holds true: think about your Pacific and Indian Ocean oceanography. They were magnificent seafarers, but there was no contact that I know of between the Polynesian peoples and the African continent. Same with Europe. The Europeans didn't arrive in that part of the world until after they'd worked out how to "do" latitude in the mid - 1600's. Before then European exploration was a rather hit and (in most cases) miss affair!!
hope this helps.
Love and Light,
Jarrah
2007-02-18 21:49:45 · answer #3 · answered by jarrah_fortytwo 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋
There is a general opinion among some writers, according to the history of Tonga, that the ancestors of the Polynesians lived in Asia. Some think that the Tongans are descended from people who lived in Arabia, and thus they are related to the Hebrews, who had rules of tabu (taboo), and other customs like the Tongans. However, most Tongans believe they came from Samoa for these reasons: The name "Tonga" means South, and it is believed that the name was given because the Tongan group is south of the old island home, Samoa. The languages of the two groups are also very similar.
Strange as it seems, the ancient Samoans maintain that they came directly from Heaven. Presumably, this is one reason why the Samoans are so proud. Tell a Samoan that he originally came from a foreign land, and you will immediately lose his friendship. To him it is an insult. Members of the royal lines of Tuiatua and Tuiaana are always addressed as "Tupua," meaning god or idol. The title "Tapaau Faasisina" that is exclusively King Malietoa's is also suggestive of the deity. Literally translated, it means "White God." The term "Tapaau i le lagi" (God in Heaven) is often used in church for prayers and sermons, as well as in ceremonial addresses by noted orators.
Dr. Peter Buck, the world-famed Polynesian anthropologist, connects the migration of the Polynesians with that of the Asiatics. Samoa was said to be their central location. From there they travelled in large canoes in all directions and populated the other islands of Polynesia. He claims Malayans are affiliated with the Polynesians. Similarity of languages, customs and traditions, as well as the natural growth of the same trees and plants tie the Polynesians to the Malayans.
Please check out the URL's below for further information. Why don't you talk to some Samoans and ask them what they think?
2007-02-19 13:39:29 · answer #4 · answered by compaq presario 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well my friend and I do think that when we first met this gurl (who is now my friend). We we're asking her is she Asian and/or Black. She say she's Samoans. But seriously some Samoans people do have that Asian/Black look. No they dont have European descent, they only have Asian and African descent.
2007-02-19 08:12:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
They are Polynesian. They are not black or Asian.
2015-02-06 19:37:14 · answer #6 · answered by Pina Para De Nina 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Black is beautiful too, but most do not want to be apart of the race because it not consider beautiful. You may be called pretty if one patient is not black.
2016-09-13 14:32:05 · answer #7 · answered by Belinda Z 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They black
2017-02-02 15:15:10 · answer #8 · answered by kenya 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Their blood can be traced to asians of taiwan and papuans, but we're talking about 5 thousands years ago or more.
2007-02-21 16:41:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 2⤋
they look black
2014-09-19 18:25:47 · answer #10 · answered by ? 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋