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Maori

(Encyclopedia) MaoriMaorimäˈōrē [key], people of New Zealand and the Cook Islands, believed to have migrated in early times from other islands of Polynesia. Maori tradition asserts that seven canoes…

Phoenix Islands

(Encyclopedia) Phoenix Islands, group of eight islands, 11 sq mi (28 sq km), central Pacific, N of Samoa. The chain comprises a portion of Kiribati. The two most important are Kanton (or Abariringa)…

Fofó Iosefa Fiti SUNIA, Congress, AS (1937)

SUNIA, Fofó Iosefa Fiti, the first Delegate from American Samoa; born in Fagasá, Pago Pago, American Samoa, March 13, 1937; attended the public schools in Samoa; B.A., University of Hawaii,…

territory

(Encyclopedia) territory, in U.S. history, a portion of the national domain that is given limited self-government, usually in preparation for statehood. Territorial governments have been similar in…

Panama Papers

(Encyclopedia) Panama Papers, popular name for the some 11.5 million internal documents belonging to the Panamanian-based law firm Mossack Fonseca that revealed information about secret offshore…

September 2009 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of September 2009. Tribal Leaders Accuse Pres. Karzai of Vote Forgery (Sept. 1): The leaders of a southern…

Eni F.H. Faleomavaega Biography

Eni F.H. FaleomavaegaCongressional delegateBirthplace: Vailoatai Village, American Samoa Faleomavaega earned a B.A. in political science and history from Brigham Young University in 1966. He…