An amendment to the Samoa Act 1921 approved in August 1926 replaced the provision for six unofficial ... the Secretary to the Administration, the Secretary of Native Affairs and the Treasurer as the ...

It formally regularizes it by accepting, ratifying and confirming the cession of the islands by the native chiefs. No form of government has ever been established by Congress for American Samoa. The ...

In this cross-sectional study, researchers found that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) adults aged 35 years or ...

He also says education in youth detention will be compulsory. There have been longstanding concerns about the amount of ...

The US is home to over 240,000 people of Samoan descent, according to the 2021 census. Samoans are the second largest Pacific peoples group in the USA, after native Hawaiians. About 63,000 of Samoan ...

It is so weird when the term racism comes to my attention. As I gather my thoughts, I don’t even know where to start. I come from African/Native American, Samoan and Welsh descent. There is nobody I ...

Fitisemanu, a native of the U.S. territory of American Samoa, sued the U.S. in an effort to gain birthright citizenship. Photo by Christopher Lomahquahu/News21 John Fitisemanu distinctly remembers ...

On a desolate slab of island tundra in western Alaska, a resident of Adak will again become the last American to cast an ...

The Spinoff’s fake Samoan editor explains the latest poly drama. There is no debate as well-trodden or tired as the one that begins: can you be a “real” Samoan if you don’t [insert pretty ...

The U.S. Government Offers Programs That Provide Financial Assistance to Tribal Members on or Near Reservations Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds a Bachelor of ...