Mau Movement

A DigitalNZ Story by National Library of New Zealand Topics

The Mau movement was a revolutionary protest for Samoa's independence from colonial rule in the twentieth century. This set looks into events leading up to the Mau movement as well as the people who lead and supported the movement. SCIS no 5424189

social_sciences, history

Image: Women's Mau committee

Women's Mau committee

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Group of Mau supporters

Group of Mau supporters

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Influenza hits Samoa

Influenza hits Samoa

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Non-Mau Samoans - Malietoa Tanumafili I

Non-Mau Samoans - Malietoa Tanumafili I

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Mau insignia

Mau insignia

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Women Mau leaders

Women Mau leaders

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: A women's Mau procession at Vaimoso

A women's Mau procession at Vaimoso

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Reporting Samoa's influenza pandemic

Reporting Samoa's influenza pandemic

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Samoan influenza obituaries

Samoan influenza obituaries

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Map of Black Saturday, 28 December 1929, Samoa

Map of Black Saturday, 28 December 1929, Samoa

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: The banishment of Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III

The banishment of Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Robert Logan in Samoa

Robert Logan in Samoa

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: League of Nations mandates in the Pacific

League of Nations mandates in the Pacific

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: The funeral of Tamasese

The funeral of Tamasese

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Independence day for Samoa, 1962

Independence day for Samoa, 1962

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Pictorial Parade No. 122 (1962)

Pictorial Parade No. 122 (1962)

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: [German Samoa Proclamation]

[German Samoa Proclamation]

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira