Abstract:
The pre-contact connectivity between the West Polynesian archipelagos of Sämoa, Tonga and Fiji has been well documented through genealogical (Gunson 1997, Krämer 1994, Schoeffel 1987), linguistic (Geraghty 1995, Marck 2000, Pawley 1996), ethnographic (Burrows 1938, Kaeppler 1999, Krämer 1994, Schoeffel 1999, Tuimaleali‘ifano 1990) and archaeological (Burley and J. Clark 2003, G. Clark 2002, J. Clark et al. 1997) evidence. This article represents an analysis of previously published Samoan oral traditions in the investigation of Sämoa’s pre-contact connections to Tonga, Fiji and other islands of the Pacific
