Fa'a-Samoa: The Samoan Way
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- čas přidán 27. 11. 2011
- For those who want a basic introduction to the Pacific Island culture of Samoa, this programme is for you! I produced this video some years ago for the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawai'i. Our fearless cultural instructor is Chief Sielu Avea, long noted for his prowess with a flaming nifo oti in fireknife dancing. Now you can enjoy some aspects of Samoan culture and even learn to cook Polynesian style!
I'm half Samoan, half black and I want to go to Samoa so bad! My mom has been wanting to go for years. I learned so much from these 40 minutes of video!
I love Samoan people so much.
no matter how bad my days can get. there are two things that can make me smile no matter what. The Gospel and my culture!
You mean the gospel that killed your culture?
I'm Caucasian and I Love learning other People's culture. It's amazing. :) Thanks for the Video. :)
I'm filipino but most of my friends in hawaii are samoans..our cultures are really alike..I love the culture and the people..i even have older samoans whom I call mom n dad...
The simplicity is what I am missing in life when I used to spend my school holidays with my grandparents. Original happiness. :-)
I admire their way of turning the attention of the world on them and still preserving the culture, rather than aimlessly modernising every bit of it .. .
actually i just watched a documentary yesterday about how they have grocery stores and diabetes is SOARING in samoa since 2005 because they no longer cook in the traditional ways... their bodies didnt have time to adapt to the modern high sugar processed food
@@MrLTiger it's true that many samoan people face those issues of obesity and diabetes due to the facts that you stated, but many rural villages still practice the traditional samoan lifestyle. It's a shame that many 3rd world countries are quickly shifting to the western way of life
@@kanyewest184 true my father’s from the outer villages and they still practice the traditional way of cooking food, which keeps them very fit and healthy. Even after 20 years he still cant adjust to processed food, but sadly the main towns have been westernised with this types of food.
MrLTiger yes and those are the people who live near the town area. But all the rural villages of Samoa still live like this, that’s why you’ll find most of the fittest healthy Samoan are not from around their town area but from the rural part of Samoa. Because they don’t have access on processed foods, they are depended on what they grow and fishing.
@@MrLTiger .
Love this video learn so much one love from Jamaica 🇯🇲
Awesome Samoa host. Naturally funny. Im native american and was onced in a troubled youth home in St. George, Utah that was run by Samoa n's...they are very humble but big guyz. Very family oriented. Mad respect for them peoples.
This is very informing and I love it. I'm an Asian guy and have a traditional Samoan girlfriend which both of us live in NZ. One day my babe will take me to Samoa and I'm looking forward to it.
Beautiful island and people too, the Samoan people are healthy and handsome. God blesses this island.
Thank u
Not all hahahaha🤣🙏🏽
This is Moana in reality. Am so in love with it. Such an amazing and beautiful culture. And the guy is gifted and talented, he should be made chief of the country
Ive been to the center twice, and seen him. He's very good at keeping you intrested. The best of the centers is Samoas.
I am proud of my Samoan roots. And am so glad so many others outside of the culture of Polynesia appreciate it as well. Sharing is what makes us human!
Beautiful beautiful so down to earth l would love a man like that! It's all beautiful thank you God for all your beautiful people and places!!!!
I love Samoans they are the happiest people I know😍I know how to Siva Samoa and I'm native American adopted into a Samoan family
Your culture is too underrated
@@alexisnuuvaliapineru3298 that's awesome
@@sillau9 p
Wow !! Nice presentation I enjoy watching from the beginning until the end , nice culture
i want to visit Samoa now
Great video, I lived in Samoa for 2 years and still learned a lot. One thing I already knew is how funny Samoans are. They really are the happy people...
My wife's name was Mataniu Fuiava from American Samoa born 1945, and we were married 47 years before she passed. She was Taopo on her mother's side Western Samoa. Thanks Gary B. Smith for your video on Fa'a-Samoa, fa'afetai tele lava.
Talofa tawkischeap1, remember Fi Samoa
Clyde Dahler how can I meet you
I love the fact that it's the culture for the men to do the cooking, Big, strong handsome men ;-)
worth all of 44 mins of watching this. AWESOME!!
YAS it really worth!
Came here to get some info on the culture of Samoans and got one of the funniest stand-up comedies I've ever seen. This guy is hilarious.
Flowers ideas how to longer in water
Flowers how to be stay flesh in the water
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Chief Sielu’s fire and knife is incomparable. You can feel his passion
Yeah man, similar cultures like my island Jamaica.so green and fruitful, I was captivated by this guy had to watch till the end.
Me more captivating
Smoking weed and committing crime ?
@@blacklivesmatter2083 STFU!!!!
@@Waynosggwiwi you mad?
@@blacklivesmatter2083 are you ..stop using the BLM name when you clearly ain't black !!!
I am from India and i very much like to know about samoa culture in this video. What i have found is that basic part of every action in every old or tribe culture from everywhere is almost similar.
Raja Ram chandra ki jai..!!
Aloha..!!
Chief Sielu Avea is a cool dude! This was an awesome presentation even after 11 years. I wish I was there to see it myself.
What a show, just love the Polynesia people
Cellar Door yep it shows samoan, hawaii and etc
fits of laughter sure are happy rep of a happy faa samoa kia ora mai i aotearoa
My English husband wanted to go back to Samoa and learn how to do the umu.. So last year we went and thank goodness he didn't get sick or anything glad he wanted to experience where I come from and the way we live back in the island. Happy Samoan ☺️.. Keep safe youtubers and be kind to one another 🌺🌺 God bless
This guy is very talented and humorous, love this video!
Went to Samoa earlier this year , and straight up besides getting bitten in Samoa it was the best experience I ever had , bt someday I would love to go back there in two years time .
This is the most grestest natural programme I've seen since my whole life!!! Super Act, thanks!!!
I'm always asked if I'm Samoan, I take that as a compliment. They are very beautiful people.
are you Samoan? lelelelel B)
Between this guy and Pak, I'm starting to think all the people this culture have great senses of humor.
i came across this video and i was entertained.. what a lovely country and the host is very intelligent and funny. it's like a modern man in a jungle.
I definitely need to visit Samoa
it is really basic information about Samoan culture. the host has a natural humor and good speaker. like him
I'm new to learning about Samoan culture. Besutiful
he took that fire dance to whole different level.
The fa a Samoa a beautiful culture, lovely islands and with the most beautiful people in the world.
I remember watching this with my father 20+ years ago. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
I really like this documentary. Really enjoy it because of the new things I learned about Polynesian culture and in this case Samoa. And most especially the actors voice with a lot fun. A Melanesian brother from Solomon Islands.
👏🏻 same..we are all Nesian family..would live to also kno more representations of the Solomon people/culture
my home and culture!..i love it!
Traditional way of cooking food is amazing - loving Samoa right now :-)
Commentator is class lol
Bula from Fiji. I thoroughly enjoyed your show. The whole Pacific should be proud.
Much love and respect from Afghanistan beutflull people and food love it
As someone who's stuck in northern Germany ...
I'd really like to pack my things and move there. .. Like
Right now!
Nilas JunkYard you wouldnt regret it
Samoa (west) was a German colony before WW1
Nilas JunkYard we have a history with Germany my friend!!
thank you for so many reminders of my childhood. Me and my family used to live in American Samoa in a area called Mapasonga. {spelling?} Back in the very early 60's. Back when there were no paved roads, no TV, only one radio station. what a simple life. but for a small boy what a chance of a lifetime. I would give anything to go back and see this beautiful culture again. Again Thanks your for you wonderful show.
Zarmo, we moved to Matafao in 1966. I went to Fia Aloa school where my dad, Carl liebig was principal. I would love to chat more about our years there. I now live in kansas, and miss the Samoan foods so much.
@@bethmerryfield7186 My dad was a teacher at what was the high school at the time. He tough Math, chemistry, algebra and one other subject that I forget now. I hear now it is a Junior college.
@@Nozzlejockey2 my parents were both television teachers, then dad got the principal job at matafao. I went to Fia Aloa elementary in Pago Pago. We were there from 1966 through 1970. I'm 59 yo now.
@@bethmerryfield7186 I believe we also went to that elementary school. second and third grades I believe. I was 6 when we arrived and 9 when we left. I almost drowned at the oil dock bus stop waiting on the bus. as the one we were supposed to catch to go home was full. so we had to wait another hour for the next one. so we all went swimming. then on the way home we saw the bus we were supposed to be on had gone off the cliffs along side the road. so happy we were not on that bus.
This is just so beautiful, Chief Sielu Avea has done a great job in showing and introducing our culture to the world, how we cook our food as well as the art of tattooing and fire knife dancing....one of the best shows I've ever seen in my life...well done Sielu and best of luck for the future...
Beautiful Show Chief of Samoa and I enjoyed watching your way to wrapping the fish in the coconut leafs.Thank you.
Loving this Samoa comedian ! Refreshing
Just remind me the old days...as a young man growing up raising the family village and church's and samoan cultures...good luck everyone...Gb the world....💖💖💖
beautiful video, this is why i love youtube...much respect to the samoan people, a race of rich culture and peace, they way it should be
Humanity is absolutely spoiled to be able to see this Video!!! I love this culture and the Chief Avea is truly one magnificent Soul!!! He is the kind of man that a lot if women dream about and men would be happy to be lead by!!! He is very charastmic, very intelligent, very funny, and truly gives it his all...especially with his fire dances. May Our Precious Creator of Life bless everyone in Samoa...for this is the kind of culture that Humanity is craving to be a part of!!! Chief Avea...you Rock!!!!! Thanks greatly to everyone who brought this vid to CZcams...it has truly Nourished my Soul!!!!!
sandra valani Yeeee😋 but he did the chines bad he did them bad
Thousands of love, respect and admiration for Samoan Culture and people from the peak of mount Everest and the birth place of Gautam Buddha (Nepal)🇳🇵
I worked with two little brothers who were security guards at Aikahi Shopping Center that were fire dancers at the Polynesian Cultural Center. They are in this video. The nicest, sweetest guys you would ever hope to meet. I hope that they and their families are well! Much love to both of you!
I really miss doing this all the time every Day this is one of the best things I’ve ever done in my life growing up doin the same thing till I move to Hawaii thank you guys so much for showing this I’m from kosrean the island of the sleeping lady Aloha 🤙🏾
I have no idea how I ended up on this vid but It's the first time I heard of such place lol and I wanna go there :D, good vid!!1
Proud to be a samoan... traditions, cultures never have an ending. I love my culture.
Great to watch the presentation. The guy make my day. I am in love with the Samoan culture hope to visit there some time.
Iove this fire dance, to my one and only young man frm my village, well done Sielu. proud of you, keep doing your beautiful talent.🙏❤❤💖
I am an Australian Aboriginal i have a good friend from Samoa he now lives in Townsville Queensland AUSTRALIA ❤❤
South Pacific Islands are literally Haven on earth Lucky Peoples those who visited and living there .its my life time dream to visit those magnificent islands .
im from Guam i really like samoa people they their the only one makes Pacific island famous for sports and all kind of action
Kim jong un very true
Kim jong un 💯👏🏽
@Kim jong un. You are not from Guam. Your name does not honor my island. You know nothing of all the islands of the "Blue Continent". Firstly, you should learn to write with correct grammer in English, and secondly, attend FestPac events and learn more of the islands and their histories as well as their contributions and participation in a myriad of areas whilst promoting and sustaining their individual cultural practices and beliefs in their children. Saying you are from Guam and using the name Kim jong un is unacceptable. Kim jong un is the name of the North Korean leader who threatened to annihilate Guam last year. Do not represent Guam.
@@rmpae54 Haha... You ain't even right.. lol...
@Sir Alfred Lawrence according to who?
I wanna go!
me too!! :D
11:24 aha i knew there was a chief just like from Moana of course the Samoans need a chief but i love the culture its amazing! I wished i was a Samoan and lived like that.
I love it, I wish I still lived on the islands. Natural everything.
what a treat just to even watch, being there would absolutely be surreal.
I couldn’t agree more! Plus the guy is SOOOOOO FUNNY!!!! B
This is one of the most beautiful cultures on this planet. Think I am wrong?
Distance Shooter thank you that's my culture Samoa 🇼🇸🌴🇦🇸❤
Absolutely PERFECT !!!!!! From Australia my respect and my love to all People of Pacific Island
Anna White-Scandura thank you so much, wish you a very merry Christmas and safe new year 21
God bless
I love that my samoan men always loves to cook...thanks for sharing the video.
u Samoan?
Yea man i wanna go to samoa an visit my dads side of the village
Cheyne Sappa have fun
One of the Poly best show ever...thanks for that good fun performance.
Chief is actually a pretty good role model. He's strong, and physically intimidating, but well spoken, worldly and intelligent. Confident, but very friendly. He takes charge of the room, but also not afraid to have fun and look silly himself. He's basically doing a comedy show and teaching people survival skills at the same time, with jokes that are timeless and funny to people from very different cultures like America and Japan. Dude is a real Chad.
Stolen comment
Absolutely
natural, self-confident, energetic and healthy people indeed. If we compare our life in towns and our energy levels we score poorly
Oh my god. Cheif Sielu you are funny as! I know this video is old but it still captures the Samoan culture (of course). This video made me love my culture even more, even if its only partly in my blood. Ill be seeing you in two years 😁❤❤
Shany Ramadge well, have you seen him yet?
Shany Ramadge is
Don't get bit by the mosquitoes...the two legged mosquitoes that is 😂😂😂
I've watched this video a few times now and enjoyed it every time. Give credit to Sielu Vaea you are the real deal. From Sen Tavita Niue 😄👍
don’t worry… we don’t do blood quantum. if u have samoan ancestors, u are samoan
I am Filipino and while geographically asian, I can identify myself as pacific islanders culturally. I love eir simple life and I hope it stays that way and I mean that in a good way. Way to go Chief.
Great Guy much love cali
he is very entertaining! i love this guy! keep it up. i want to see this guy soon in Samoa.
Wow----what a show!What a talented person---I thought he was a fantastic comedian before I even saw the fire dance,What discipline!Amazing what man can do made in the image of God.Makes you want move there but I am too old now.Family rated too!
We made it there in 2022 " it was a WONDERFUL memories ❤️ and it was the time for my husband and I .
thank you soooooo much for sharing your culture with us. thank you. beautiful island and beautiful people
This guy is such a character!!
This guy is so entertaining, I've been to the Hawaiian Islands for 30 yrs and haven't seen anything like this!! Wonderful presentation!! My parents loved the Polynesian Cultural Center, they were the ones that took me to Maui on my first trip to the Islands, I feel in love with Hawaii and didn't want to leave.
This was great to watch. It's so funny as an island girl from beautiful Jamaica, to see not just our differences but also our similarities. I think it would be so cool to have an all island network. From the Caribbean to the Polynesian islands, to share, learn and grow together. Distant relatives in a way...
Neisha I
I was hooked from the breadfruit, yam and banana. Then when they started roasting the fish, I knew me and deml cool! I think they would like Jamaica food and jamaica culture.
ii Superman hahahahaha 😄😄
🇹🇴 🇼🇸 🇯🇲 TONGA SAMOA JAMAICA!!!!!
Neisha I totally agree great idea.
It's good to know other country's culture and tradition i love the cooking on the rocks
I am Tongan but also a fan of all Polynesian art, show, culture and history. This is a good video. I remember when he used to work at PCC. Those were the times.... He was the best fire knife dancer yet.... And the day time village shows at Samoa were the best. Big ups to my brothers and sisters across the Pacific...
I love the people and the culture I've only meet a Samoan man once and I knew my future husband is in Samoa I will find him one day
VERY INTERESTING, NICE TO SEE HAPPY PEOPLE ,THANKS .
When I visit Hawai'i, I will be sure to go to the Polynesian Center
My best friend is Samoan.
I go to alot of her family parties and experience much of Samoan culture,
I always have wished I was Samoan. I want to go there so badly :(
Someone seriously needs to do a documentary about him. He WAS PCC. I remember every time I went to PCC, his parts of the show/polynesian village were always the best and most entertaining. I hope he is well. Anyone know if he's still at PCC? I live on the same island but haven't been to visit. I saw the video of the new revamped floor show "Breath Of Life". I personally thought it was boring compared to the old show, but I get that they're trying something new. The fire knife show and the comedy with the 3 guys trying to put out fire with their huge grass skirts were the most memorable out of the old floor show. Boat rides and Samoan village too. This guy was an absolute entertainer. Very, very good at capturing the audience's attention.
Great talent and experience..You are an Ambassador to your country. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video Blessings OmNamaste
What a Great Show, This Chief was so Funny, and Talented, I wish I could have been there in person
Really enjoyed watching your show keep up the good work more shows please
am hooked very cool Samoan culture
This guy is hilarious and genuinely amazing
I have never enjoyed watching and learning about a culture as much as I have with this! I admire and respect this Beautiful Samoan Culture. Thankyou.
beautiful culture .... made me wanna cook
Respect and love for those people.
Awesome culture! This chief is funny! God bless him. They need to train the men here in the United States lol
I'm single Chief! Hugs I wear my flower on the right side too!
This guy is freaking awesome!!!