Tuto'atasi - The Struggle for Samoa's Independence
The people of Sāmoa celebrated fifty years of independence in 2012.
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Series: School Journal Level 4 May 2013
Reading year level: 8
Category: Non-fiction
Tuto'atasi - The Struggle for Samoa's Independence
Words by Damon Salesa
The people of Sāmoa celebrated fifty years of independence in 2012. This article tells the complex story of colonisation and decolonisation that saw Sāmoa controlled by Germany, and then New Zealand, before finally securing self-rule. The former rulers enforced unpopular laws and punished dissent harshly. In addition, thousands of Samoans died of influenza as a result of poor quarantine practices under New Zealand’s rule.
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