Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s hands and fingers. Etched into her skin from the wrists up to her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research offers scientific evidence on the healing properties of a common plant used in Samoan traditional medicine. Beyond ...

Researchers have identified the anti-inflammatory mechanism behind a plant used for centuries in traditional Samoan medicine. The new study found the plant, known as matalafi, is as effective at ...

Auckland University's senior lecturer Natalie Netzler - Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāti Hauā and Samoa - Moto'otua, Falealili - is working on combining indigenous medicinal knowledge and virology to find ...

When Abbey Tufue-Wood started planning her wedding, she had more on her to-do list than to choose flowers and cakes. She was also needed to learn how to dance. But not just any dance, a Siva. “Doing ...

King Charles sipped traditional ava root tea during a Samoan ceremony welcoming him and Queen Camilla to the island nation. Samoa’s head of state and his village afforded the King the highest accolade ...

HONOLULU (Island News)-- A Samoan Army Captain is the first soldier to receive approval to have traditional “tatau” or tattoos on her hands. This move not only honors Captain Isis Sake’s cultural ...

Bride Madi learned a traditional Samoan dance in just five days to honor her husband Samu’s family on their wedding day — and her TikTok quickly went viral Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE.

KJ Apa is following in his father’s footsteps by becoming a chief in his village. On Aug. 31, 2022, the “Riverdale” star was officially granted the matai—or chief—title Savae during a ceremony held at ...