Huffer, Elise; So'o, Asofou
(University of Hawai'i Press / Center for Pacific Islands Studies, 2005)
In the Samoan polity today, the indigenous institution of the matai (chiefs) continues
to play a pivotal role in governance. In determining leadership, the fa‘asämoa
(Samoan way) and the fa‘amatai (way of the chiefs) are ...