u/kknd69

▲ 99 r/Samoa+1 crossposts

Samoan group that went to the Worlds Fair, Chicago, 1893

Talofa and bula. I'm Meli, a Fijian filmmaker currently working on a documentary about a Fijian falla who went to Canada in the 1800s.

On his journey, he actually went to Samoa, before joining a samoan group who went to the Worlds Fair, Chicago, in 1893 to showcase the island culture (though were relegated to the 'exotic' side of the grounds. It was the late 1800s of course).

I've got research of him with the samoan dancers at the Worlds Fair but I want to know how the hell did Samoa end up sending a team all the way to Chicago in 1893.

Does anyone know of any Samoan researchers who have written about the Samoan Expedition?

Oh, and see if you can pick the Fijian falla in the photo taken from the World's Fair book.

u/kknd69 — 2 days ago
▲ 575 r/Kava+1 crossposts

Sir David Attenborough turns 100 today. Here's a young Attenborough drinking kava in Fiji

u/kknd69 — 13 days ago
▲ 19 r/Fijian

During our shoot of the short film 'Daunitukutuku' we had a scene where the character is talking and eating...a type of white meat. There's no mention of what he's eating but seeing the type of fork (which I bought at the handicraft centre), iykyk

Btw it's just boiled pork IRL :P

u/kknd69 — 15 days ago