Bridging the Pacific: Ta'isi O.F. Nelson, Australia and the Sāmoan Mau

Patricia O’Brien*

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    Abstract

    Illuminating unexplored dimensions of the Sāmoan interwar nationalist movement known as the Mau, this article tells the story of Australians who impacted the history of Indigenous protest in the League of Nations Mandated Territory of Western Samoa ruled by New Zealand. This is a story that bridges Pacific, colonial and Indigenous worlds with the Sāmoan nationalist leader, Ta’isi O.F. Nelson, located at its epicentre. As well as shedding light on the roles played by Australians in the fraught politics of the 1920s and 1930s, it also establishes unknown or forgotten connections between Australia and the Polynesian Pacific, and of Sāmoans in Australia at this time. This article has been peer reviewed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)13-31
    Number of pages19
    JournalHistory Australia
    Volume14
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2017

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