Our Pacific Islands are beautiful and ancient lands, with cultures that have coexisted with nature for thousands of years. Today, climate change is the greatest threat to the region, its peoples, culture and histories. Finding Hope: Samoa raises up indigenous voices on the front-line of environmental collapse, with stories of ingenuity, beauty, sadness and hope. But we can’t produce this film without your support. Donate to the documentary today. | Greenpeace Australia Pacific

The Samoan Islands are a group of islands located in the South Pacific Ocean. Though united by a shared Polynesian heritage, these islands are politically divided into two separate entities: American Samoa, a territory of the United States, and Samoa, an independent nation formerly known as Western Samoa. The division, which reflects different colonial histories, resulted from the influence of foreign powers during the 19th century. Despite this separation, the people of the Samoan Islands have

The Tongan Tau’olunga, influenced by the Samoan taualuga and the ancient ‘ula’ dance, became a key part of Tongan culture, particularly among the aristocracy. The ‘ula’ was a group dance for chiefly daughters, but with the introduction of the Samoan taualuga in the 19th century, it became institutionalized within the Tu’i Kanokupolu lineages. In the 1950s, Queen Salote enhanced the tau’olunga, incorporating wrist flourishes and lakalaka leg transitions, shaping the modern version we see today. F