Michael Field's South Pacific Tides

Michael Field's South Pacific Tides

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Invincible strangers

Invincible strangers

A biography of 20th Century Sāmoa

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Jan 21, 2022
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‘Do not let us weep. We have no cause for shame. We do not yield to Tamasese, but to the invincible strangers.’ – Lauaki Namulau’ulu Mamoe

Preface

Photographer ‘Old Tat’ gathered survivors around the body of a paramount leader, killed by New Zealand. Why…

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