Samoans in a sentence

Samoans generally frown upon putting parents in nursing homes, so multigenerational homes are common.

In his own way, Jake has spent decades fighting the effects of colonization on Samoans.

Known informally as the Rock of Polynesia, Niue was settled by Samoans in 900AD and has a population of around 1,500.

Another nephew and protege of the Wild Samoans, Solofa Fatu went by his last name in the early 1990s and teamed with cousin Samu to form the Headshrinkers.

Aki's absence was barely noted after the restart as Ireland starved the Samoans of possession and rumbled forward.

Australia’s Reece Hodge was the first player banned for one, there were the two from the Samoans, England’s Piers Francis has been cited for one, and American flanker John Quill was sent off for one, the only red of the tournament so far.

Going into their tournament opener, New Zealand were heavily favoured to sweep aside the Samoans, whose cause was not helped by a dismissal just before the break.

Guessing a lot of Samoans are not in a good mood tonight.

Ireland needed to ensure it controlled its own quarterfinal destiny with a big win over the Samoans, and had wrapped up a bonus point by half time.

The trouble yesterday, of course, was that if the venue for the metaphorical party was changed from a house to a nightclub, and if any team could be said to resemble the most formidable bouncers blocking the entrance, it was the Samoans.

A lava lava is a draped, kilt-like cotton garment worn by Polynesians, usually Samoans.

God, family, honor and respect is how Samoans naturally communicate who we are to the world and to each other.

His influence spread to the Samoans, who consulted him for advice, and he soon became involved in local politics.

It does not appear that any Samoans were consulted about the partition and the monarchy was also abolished.

Killeen has a sufficient population of Samoans and Guamanian, and people of Pacific Islander descent surpass one percent of the city's population.

Some Samoans are spiritual and religious, and have subtly adapted the dominant religion of Christianity to 'fit in' with fa'a Samoa and vice versa.

Some Samoans live a communal way of life, participating in activities collectively.

They were also the IRB World Sevens Series Champions in 2010 capping a year of achievement for the Samoans, following wins in the USA, Australia, Hong Kong and Scotland Sevens tournaments.

This led to a strong bond between the Stevenson and Ide families. citation citation In addition to building his house and clearing his land and helping the Samoans in many ways, he found time to work at his writing.