Polokalame a le Komisi

Programs and projects

Tālā le Taʻui

Weekly Samoan language & culture program

ʻO lau gagana ʻo lou faʻasinomaga. ʻO le polokalame o le “Tālā le Taʻui” ʻo se faʻasoa e talatala ai lagona ma manatu ʻina ʻia mālamalama le ʻautū.

Join us on Wednesdays for our weekly program for discussions about Samoan language, culture, and contemporary issues.

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Mosoʻoi ma Lau Gagana Samoa

Youth speech, poetry & song competition

Tauvaga mo tupulaga: tusi sau lauga, solo ma fatu sau pese.

A competition for students in speech (lauga), poetry (solo) and song (pese). Prizes of $1,000, $500 and $300 in each category.

Competition details

Faʻasoa i Āʻoga

Outreach to schools, organizations & departments

Poloketi

Projects

Poloketi o le Atinaʻeina o Punaoa

Samoan Resource Development Project

The Tālā le Taʻui Resource Development Project will increase the proficiency of traditional knowledge among the youth of American Samoa. Information is being gathered from each village, and a digital profile will be created for Tutuila and Manuʻa as a resource for everyone to access.

Faʻalupega: The traditional honorifics of villages and districts
Aliʻi ma Tulāfale: The traditional chiefs of each village
Malae, Maota ma Laoa: Meeting grounds and meeting houses of each matai and their families
Igoa o Fanua: Names of each land in the village, and the origin of their names
Tala o le Nuʻu: Origin stories of the village and other prominent village stories

Maota o le Gagana Samoa

Proposed Samoan language facility

The Maota o le Gagana Samoa is proposed to be a facility dedicated to the Samoan language.