WEEKLY REVIEW 311: SAMOAN INDEPENDENCE…UNITED NATIONS MISSION

Photograph taken on location in Samoa during filming by the National Film Unit (NFU) of the United Nations (UN) Mission visit in 1947. Related to ref. F768 ‘Weekly Review 311’ (1947). A delegation from the UN meet with the Paramount Chiefs of Samoa and the Fono a Faipule, among others, to determine the wishes of the people regarding independence from the New Zealand Trusteeship.

Exterior head-and-shoulders shot focused on a Samoan man, who is [at the front of a performance group at the welcome ceremony for the UN Mission, Mulinu'u, Apia]. [There may be young men performing topless, out of frame and the older man's white top may reveal a difference in status compared to the younger men]. The women performing in the group behind him are out of focus.

Description kindly provided by Va'aomanū Pasifika (Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington) intern, To'aga Alefosio.