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 ...

Britain's King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla attended a traditional Ava ceremony Thursday organized in honor of their arrival in Samoa.

Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla participated in a traditional 'ava ceremony in Samoa, on the first full day of their visit to the Pacific island country.Oct ...

James and Annamaria Unutoa demonstrate a traditional Samoan dance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Pasefika Roots Institute of Language and Cultural Arts on August 4, 2025. Pastor Samuel Fiu ...

A proud sister-in-law captured the moment her brother’s bride performed a traditional Samoan dance — called the taualuga — for her new family, and now the footage is going viral. Lyrah Siarrah (@lyrah ...

President Reese greets Prime Minister Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa of Samoa. Once the greeting concluded, President Reese joined the welcome ceremony. (Angela Hernandez) BYU hosted the prime minister of Samoa ...

Josephine Lealaitafea performs Taualuga on the first night of the Luau event. The Taualuga is a traditional Samoan dance performed at celebrations and weddings. (Jaycee Lundell) BYU’s annual Lu’au ...

Army Capt. Isis Sake is the first soldier to receive a religious accommodation for traditional Samoan hand tattoos. (Jon Simkins/Staff) Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier’s ...

PAGO PAGO, American Samoa — “Se mea lava a faigata o le tautua e moe i le pologa o le loto ala i le tiga.” The sound of a traditional Samoan song of service filled the air, sung by 33 young men and ...