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who lived in the village for more than a year. Flaherty was in Samoa from April 1923 to
December 1924. He went to Samoa with his wife Frances Flaherty, their three young children, a red-haired Irish nursemaid (nicknamed 'Mumu' or 'Red' by the Samoans) and Flaherty's younger brother David Flaherty who
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village people in the film. 'Moana,' which means 'ocean,' was the name of the lead male character The role of 'Moana' was played by a local boy "Umi Ta'avale Tugaga" of the village Safune
Faletagaloa - Matai title “Umi”. The film showed the young hero getting a
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in outlook, was active in the 19th century. Rev. Dr. Alexander MacDonald and his wife Selina Dorcas (née
Blomfield) settled at Safune in August 1837. He left the LMS in 1850 when he accepted a position with the Congregational church in Auckland, New Zealand.
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immigrant trader. His mother Sina Masoe was from Safune. In 1900, at the age of 17, Nelson worked for his father's store in Safune. When his father retired in 1903, Nelson expanded the family business. In 1904, he purchased a boat called 'Lily' to ship
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The name Sa Fune (the family of Fune) is associated with a man called Fune, a warrior who established his court in a number of villages in Savai'i. Fune is believed to have been the first holder of the Le
Tagaloa chief title in the 10th century.
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421:), of whom the filmmaker noted as being proud of their home being chosen as the location. The German trader David acted as his go-between with the locals. The villagers called Flaherty 'Ropati' or 'Lopati,' a
371:(1869 - 1932), a successful travel writer in America in the 1920s (Atolls of the Sun, Mystic Isles of the South Seas) had stayed for several months in Safune and recommended the village to Flaherty as a
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content of the water from the pool in the cave laboratory. The problem was fixed by using rainwater, but prior footage had to be filmed again. The whole of the film as it is seen today was
539:, Father Haller. Five days later, a boat with a doctor from Upolu arrived at Falealupo. Flaherty and his wife were taken to Upolu where the filmmaker recovered before returning to Safune.
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developed and printed by hand in a cave with two Samoan boys who had no prior film training. After a year of filming, a problem showed up in the developed negative, caused by the
519:(1919). One time during filming, Flaherty became sick while he was at Tufu, a small village at the west end of Savai'i island. A messenger was sent to the village of
260:. He set up trading stations on Savai'i and Upolu. Nelson went on to become one of the wealthiest men in Samoa. In 1928, the colonial administration exiled Nelson to
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village in Safune, played the role of Moana's younger brother. Young Pe'a grew up and became a chief with the title Taule'ale'ausumai. A village girl Fa'agase, from
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296:. The pool is looked after by women in the village and is open to visitors and tourists. The legend explains the origins of the first coconut tree.
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496:, an organic material of bark cloth. The old woman making 'tapa' in the film was Tu'ugaita of the Pa'ia'aua family in Matavai village, where the
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trader Felix David, who had lived in Samoa for many years. The German had trained as an opera singer in his youth in Europe and provided evening
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laboratory and two young men, Samuelo and Imo, from the village, were trained to work there. Flaherty exposed about 240,000 feet of
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and politician representing
Gagaifomauga No. 2 electoral constituency. Current Minister of Communication and Technology in the
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Frederick Nelson (middle, sixth from left) with his daughters on their return to Samoa from exile in New Zealand, 1933
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737:"Moana : A Romance of the Golden Age -- The Love-Hate Relationship between Robert Flaherty, Hollywood, and Samoa"
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312:. Both villages were warlike. People from Safune had a war with the people of Faleata and many people were killed.
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set among coconut trees. This was the same house in which O'Brien had stayed two years earlier. Their host was a
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361:. The tropical landscape of Safune was very different from the frozen icy setting of Flaherty's previous film
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Another story relates that Fune and Fotu were the children of Lafai. Fune founded Safune and Fotu founded
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Guardians and Wards: A study of the origins, causes and the first two years of the Mau in
Western Samoa
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464:, a rite of passage, and the traditional Samoan tattoo for males. The pe'a tattoo (the Samoan word
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era in the early 1900s, was born in Safune on 24 February 1883. Nelson's father was a
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island. From the village of Tufu, Flaherty was carried on a litter to the village of
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and
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or fruit bat) took six weeks to complete and the master tattooist
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Flaherty made the film in Safune with the approval of the chiefs (
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is a traditional village district on the central north coast of
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Facing the Pacific: Polynesia and the U.S. imperial imagination
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films made in the world, was filmed in Safune and directed by
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Transcultural English Studies: Theories, Fictions, Realities
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Sixteen tonnes of film equipment arrived in the village. A
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The history of the London Missionary Society, 1795-1895
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613:Democracy and custom in Sāmoa: an uneasy alliance
592:. Victoria University of Wellington. p. 98
196:. It lies within the electoral constituency of
480:. A young boy, whose name was also Pe'a, from
276:Child at Mata o le Alelo pool, Matavai village
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632:. WHITCOMBE & TOMBS LIMITED. p. 198
239:, Samoa's independence movement during the
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375:for his film. O'Brien's first travel book
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488:village, played the lead female role and
440:on the Safune family, a large amount of
264:for his leadership in the Mau movement.
223:The villages within Safune are Matavai,
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324:, which was established by evangelical
235:Olaf Frederick Nelson, a leader of the
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16:Village district in Gagaifomauga, Samoa
507:movies in the village. These included
256:. By 1906 he was shipping directly to
546:bond with the people of the village.
220:Polynesian legend is also in Safune.
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42:View in Safune village district, 2009
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432:in the village was converted into a
511:(1915 horror) and Paramount movies
452:between July and December in 1924.
687:"Moana and the Pacific: Chapter 2"
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1010:Populated places in Gaga'ifomauga
945:List of protected areas of Samoa
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523:to radio help from the capital
377:White Shadows in the South Seas
912:Conservation & Environment
341:The making of a film in Safune
200:. Safune is the birthplace of
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709:. Hodder and Stoughton. 1922.
657:. London : Henry Frowde.
208:and the filming location of
167:Includes villages; Matavai,
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975:Electoral constituencies:
961:List of schools in Savaiʻi
925:Central Savaiʻi Rainforest
503:In the evenings, Flaherty
98:13.4706833°S 172.4245417°W
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556:Safuneitu'uga Pa'aga Neri
398:in the village including
348:(1926), one of the first
322:London Missionary Society
316:London Missionary Society
216:pool associated with the
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940:List of mammals of Samoa
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651:Lovett, Richard (1899).
284:, the fresh spring pool
954:Education & Schools
720:Jeffrey Geiger (2007).
468:is also the word for a
966:Savaiʻi Public Library
935:List of birds of Samoa
672:. Rodopi. p. 211.
357:would act as the film
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903:Sina and the Eel pool
586:Albert Wendt (1965).
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231:Olaf Frederick Nelson
206:Olaf Frederick Nelson
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921:Cloud Forest Reserve
800:Traditional center:
668:Sissy Helff (2009).
626:Siaosi Tana (1962).
611:Asofou Soʻo (2008).
550:Other notable people
517:It Pays to Advertise
566:Parliament of Samoa
363:Nanook of the North
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930:Samoan plant names
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640:– via NZETC.
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359:production manager
354:Robert J. Flaherty
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977:Faipule Districts
896:Notable landmarks
706:Atolls of the sun
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406:death scene from
383:among Americans.
369:Frederick O'Brien
334:Congregationalist
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513:Miracle Man
482:Faletagaloa
404:Siegfried's
350:documentary
300:Pre-history
262:New Zealand
252:to sell in
225:Faletagaloa
169:Faletagaloa
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537:missionary
470:flying fox
332:, largely
292:legend of
290:Polynesian
192:island in
171:, Fatuvalu
144:Population
533:Falealupo
509:Der Golem
476:was from
455:Flaherty
326:Anglicans
158:Time zone
1004:Category
838:Leagiagi
833:Fatuvalu
811:Villages
521:Fagamalo
505:screened
446:salinity
438:negative
400:operatic
396:recitals
373:location
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858:Matavai
791:Itūmālō
544:kinship
442:footage
245:Swedish
204:leader
190:Savai'i
115:Country
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868:Safune
853:Manase
823:Fagaee
803:Safotu
392:German
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258:Sydney
186:Safune
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