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−	<!-- Introduction goes below here--> Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western half of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 as Samoa. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills. The Fa'a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics. Despite centuries of European influence, Samoa maintains its historical customs, social systems, and language, which is believed to be the oldest form of Polynesian speech still in existence. Only the Maoris of New Zealand outnumber the Samoans among Polynesian groups. <!--== Featured Content ==-->	+	<!-- Introduction goes below here-->Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western half of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 as Samoa. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills. The Fa'a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics. Despite centuries of European influence, Samoa maintains its historical customs, social systems, and language, which is believed to be the oldest form of Polynesian speech still in existence. Only the Maoris of New Zealand outnumber the Samoans among Polynesian groups. <!--== Featured Content ==-->

	== Research Tools ==		== Research Tools ==

Dtmerkey at 00:27, 17 May 2012

2012-05-17T00:27:43Z

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	*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]] (Wiki article)		*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]] (Wiki article)
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		+	'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
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		+	*[[Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
		+	*[[Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

	== Samoa Genealogy<br> ==		== Samoa Genealogy<br> ==
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	*http://www.rootsweb.com/~samoawgw/research.html		*http://www.rootsweb.com/~samoawgw/research.html
	*http://www.kindredtrails.com/samoa.html		*http://www.kindredtrails.com/samoa.html
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−	~~'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''~~
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−	~~[[Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]~~
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−	~~[[Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]~~

	== Things you can do ==		== Things you can do ==
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McCormickMW at 18:00, 27 April 2012

2012-04-27T18:00:13Z

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	*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]] (Wiki article)		*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]] (Wiki article)

−	== Samoa Genealogy<br> ==	+	== Samoa Genealogy<br> ==

−	*For more information on Samoan genealogy please see this article: [[Samoan,~~_Tongan_and_other_Polynesian_Genealogies~~\|Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies]]<br>	+	*For more information on Samoan genealogy please see this article: [[Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies\|Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies]]<br>

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Turleyanthonh at 15:01, 11 April 2012

2012-04-11T15:01:52Z

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	<!-- Introduction goes below here--> Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western half of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 as Samoa. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills. The Fa'a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics. Despite centuries of European influence, Samoa maintains its historical customs, social systems, and language, which is believed to be the oldest form of Polynesian speech still in existence. Only the Maoris of New Zealand outnumber the Samoans among Polynesian groups. <!--== Featured Content ==-->		<!-- Introduction goes below here--> Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western half of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 as Samoa. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills. The Fa'a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics. Despite centuries of European influence, Samoa maintains its historical customs, social systems, and language, which is believed to be the oldest form of Polynesian speech still in existence. Only the Maoris of New Zealand outnumber the Samoans among Polynesian groups. <!--== Featured Content ==-->

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	*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]] (Wiki article)		*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]] (Wiki article)
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		+	== Samoa Genealogy<br> ==
		+
		+	*For more information on Samoan genealogy please see this article: [[Samoan,_Tongan_and_other_Polynesian_Genealogies\|Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies]]<br>

	== Districts ==		== Districts ==
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−	'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''	+	'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''

−	[[~~Samoa_Baptisms_~~(~~FamilySearch_Historical_Records~~)\|Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]	+	[[Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

−	[[~~Samoa_Burials_~~(~~FamilySearch_Historical_Records~~)\|Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]	+	[[Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)\|Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

	== Things you can do ==		== Things you can do ==
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Joycebevans: added links

2011-12-30T16:50:56Z

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−	This page is about the Independent State of Samoa. For the U.S. territory see [[American Samoa]]<br>	+	This page is about the Independent State of Samoa. For the U.S. territory see [[American Samoa]]<br> <!-- To add/remove sidebar topics, click on edit Template:Sidebar-Samoa at bottom of page--> {{sidebar-Samoa
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	\|news=<!-- Add News Items Below -->		\|news=<!-- Add News Items Below -->

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−	}} {\| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" width="75%"	+	}} {\| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" width="75%" \|- \| style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-size: 150%" height="30" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" \| ''Welcome to Samoa!'' \|-
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−	\| style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-size: 150%" height="30" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" \| ''Welcome to Samoa!''	+
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−	<!-- Introduction goes below here-->	+	<!-- Introduction goes below here--> Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western half of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 as Samoa. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills. The Fa'a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics. Despite centuries of European influence, Samoa maintains its historical customs, social systems, and language, which is believed to be the oldest form of Polynesian speech still in existence. Only the Maoris of New Zealand outnumber the Samoans among Polynesian groups. <!--== Featured Content ==-->
−	Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western half of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 as Samoa. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills. The Fa'a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics. Despite centuries of European influence, Samoa maintains its historical customs, social systems, and language, which is believed to be the oldest form of Polynesian speech still in existence. Only the Maoris of New Zealand outnumber the Samoans among Polynesian groups.	+
−		+
−	<!--== Featured Content ==-->	+

−	== Research Tools ==	+	== Research Tools ==

−	*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]] (Wiki article)	+	*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]] (Wiki article)

−	== Districts ==	+	== Districts ==

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−	* A'ana	+	\|
−	*Aiga-i-le-Tai	+	*A'ana
		+	*Aiga-i-le-Tai
	*Atua		*Atua

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−	*Fa'asaleleaga	+	*Fa'asaleleaga
−	*Gaga'emauga	+	*Gaga'emauga
	*Gagaifomauga		*Gagaifomauga

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−	*Palauli	+	*Palauli
−	*Satupa'itea	+	*Satupa'itea
	*Tuamasaga		*Tuamasaga

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−	*Va'a-o-Fonoti	+	*Va'a-o-Fonoti
	*Vaisigano		*Vaisigano
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−	== Websites ==	+	== Websites ==

	*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~samoawgw Samoa GenWeb]		*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~samoawgw Samoa GenWeb]
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	*http://www.kindredtrails.com/samoa.html		*http://www.kindredtrails.com/samoa.html
		+
		+	'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''
		+
		+	[[Samoa_Baptisms_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)\|Samoa Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
		+
		+	[[Samoa_Burials_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)\|Samoa Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]

	== Things you can do ==		== Things you can do ==
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	[[Category:Samoa]]		[[Category:Samoa]]

Cottrells: edit file name

2011-10-12T18:36:39Z

edit file name

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	\| style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-size: 150%" height="30" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" \| ''Welcome to Samoa!''		\| style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-size: 150%" height="30" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" \| ''Welcome to Samoa!''
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Larry0011 at 21:55, 18 August 2011

2011-08-18T21:55:19Z

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	\| style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-size: 150%" height="30" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" \| ''Welcome to Samoa!''		\| style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-size: 150%" height="30" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" \| ''Welcome to Samoa!''
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Larry0011: created Un-Portal - all info from portal moved here

2011-08-18T06:12:20Z

created Un-Portal - all info from portal moved here

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[~~Portal~~:Samoa]]	+	This page is about the Independent State of Samoa. For the U.S. territory see [[American Samoa]]<br>
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		+	<!-- To add/remove sidebar topics, click on edit Template:Sidebar-Samoa at bottom of page-->
		+	{{sidebar-Samoa
		+	\|news=<!-- Add News Items Below -->
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		+	\| style="text-align: center; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-size: 150%" height="30" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center" \| ''Welcome to Samoa!''
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		+	\|}<center>[[Image:Samoa_flag.png\|center\|200px]]</center>
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		+	<div style="float: right; width: 70%"><br>
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		+	<!-- Introduction goes below here-->
		+	Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western half of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 as Samoa. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills. The Fa'a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics. Despite centuries of European influence, Samoa maintains its historical customs, social systems, and language, which is believed to be the oldest form of Polynesian speech still in existence. Only the Maoris of New Zealand outnumber the Samoans among Polynesian groups.
		+
		+	<!--== Featured Content ==-->
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		+	== Research Tools ==
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		+	*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research\|Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research]] (Wiki article)
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		+	== Districts ==
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		+	* A'ana
		+	*Aiga-i-le-Tai
		+	*Atua
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		+	*Fa'asaleleaga
		+	*Gaga'emauga
		+	*Gagaifomauga
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		+	\|
		+	*Palauli
		+	*Satupa'itea
		+	*Tuamasaga
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		+	\|
		+	*Va'a-o-Fonoti
		+	*Vaisigano
		+	\|}
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		+	== Websites ==
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		+	*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~samoawgw Samoa GenWeb]
		+	*http://www.accessgenealogy.com/samoa
		+	*http://www.besteam.ca/gen/samoa.htm
		+	*http://www.rootsweb.com/~samoawgw/research.html
		+	*http://www.kindredtrails.com/samoa.html
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		+	== Things you can do ==
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		+	In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>
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		+	*[[How to author an article in the Wiki\|Create a new article]]<br>
		+	*[[How to categorize an article\|Categorize articles]]<br>
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		+	*[[Create an external link\|Add external links to articles]]
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ForbesMM: Redirecting to Portal:Samoa

2008-03-28T20:50:18Z

Redirecting to Portal:Samoa

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−	~~=== Featured Article ===~~	+	#REDIRECT [[Portal:Samoa]]
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−	Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western half of the Samoan Islands archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean. Previous names were Samoa from 1900 to 1919, and Western Samoa from 1914 to 1997. It was admitted to the United Nations on 15 December 1976 as Samoa. The entire island group, inclusive of American Samoa, was known as Navigators Islands before the 20th century because of the Samoans' seafaring skills.	+
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−	The Fa'a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics. Despite centuries of European influence, Samoa maintains its historical customs, social systems, and language, which is believed to be the oldest form of Polynesian speech still in existence. Only the Maoris of New Zealand outnumber the Samoans among Polynesian groups.	+
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−	~~===~~ [[~~Image:Samoa.jpg\|Samoa Image]]<br> ===~~	+
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−	~~=== Contribute Content ===~~	+
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−	~~'''''Articles that Need Editing'''''~~	+
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−	~~=== Did You Know? ===~~	+
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−	* Western Samoa was administered by New Zealand under a League of Nations mandate through the Treaty of Versailles. After World War II, Western Samoa became a United Nations Trust Territory under the administration of New Zealand. In May 1961, a plebiscite held under the supervision of the United Nations on the basis of universal adult suffrage voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence. In October of the same year, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to terminate the trusteeship agreement as of January 1, 1962, on which date Western Samoa became an independent sovereign state. Western Samoa earned the distinction of being the first independent sovereign state in the South Pacific. The prefix "Western" was dropped in July 1997 and the country renamed itself the Independent State of Samoa.	+
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−	~~=== Useful Websites<br> ===~~	+
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−	* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~samoawgw/ Samoa GenWeb]	+
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−	* http://www.accessgenealogy.com/samoa/	+
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−	* http://www.besteam.ca/gen/samoa.htm	+
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−	* http://www.rootsweb.com/~samoawgw/research.html	+
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−	* http://www.kindredtrails.com/samoa.html	+
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−	* http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/americansamoa/resources/americansamoa-history.html * http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/asian/<br>americansamoa/resources/americansamoa-history.html]	+
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