Marks of Mana Pt1 - Malu story

Across the Moana the art of tatau is legendary - but the marks for women contain stories and meanings that are often little known, especially for new generations. These age old symbols of the Moko Kauae, the Fijian Veiqia, the Papuan Tep Tok and the Samoan Malu were made to celebrate the significance of the female role, but many were also created by female tatau artists.
'Marks of Mana' explores the female history of tatau in our cultures, and the meaning behind these patterns linked like a necklace around the Moana. Part One tells one family's story of the intergenerational malu, as told by the daughters of high chief Va'asilitfiti Moelagi Jackson who sadly passed away after this documentary was filmed.
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[@xZotiC454]

I’m Māori, I know we have our traditions but I feel a great sense if pride to know that all our cousins around the pacific have the same culture when it comes to our history. Written into our skin 🥺

[@aliimaufiso4389]

Amene yes of course always will be

[@MyDailySAGA]

I don't cry that easily. but when I saw the daughter dancing, With her Malu freshly done, and her mother cheering, showing that huge smile and the proudness she displayed while dancing. It got me crying for a good 5 minutes!! What a beautiful culture!! Thank you for giving me peace.

[@teinemailematafaga]

“You have to earn the right to get it” something that is forgotten nowadays 😞😞

[@lotuuti1155]

Exactly you have to earn it or have to be a royal to have it not just get it because it looks cool

[@teasatele7799]

So true now days there just getting it and not even knowing the culture or even speaking it, what happen it was so sacred and now everybody is getting it.

[@AIRJORDAN833]

@@teasatele7799 just because you cant speak samoan doesn't mean you shouldn't get it. If you are a "Samoan" and you are ready then nothing should stop you. Noone has the right to say who can get their tatau but their family. When they give the blessing to get the tatau. Problem today is we are having people judge men or women getting it, when who are they to say who gets it? Do you understand? The people who dont wear the malu or pe'a are always the ones who judge the ones who do have it. Yes I understand that knowing the culture is just as important obviously. But if you are ready and you have recieved your blessings and you are willing to serve your aiga then the rest shouldn't matter.

[@AIRJORDAN833]

@@lotuuti1155 I disagree, I believe all samoan males who are willing to serve their aiga with nothing but unconditional hard work and love. Should experience the malofie journey. It is part of our culture it is who we are. Why say something like that. When we should embrace our Pacific women and men on getting their tatau.

[@vfuifui]

As long as you have a Samoan blood , you can have a malu when ever you want , what you mean you to earn it? It’s for all Samoan

[@laniueligitone6293]

The intro is 🔥🔥..could totally be a movie!! Props to video crew!! #LoveMyCulture....cant stop watchin it!!

[@kulikuliurwaha5492]

Mililani you took the words right out of my mouth!!!

[@jocelynshaw7612]

I am not from any of this islands but this doc has made me cry very well done

[@keigesinsin9139]

I’m one proud Samoan tamaitai with the traditional malú I got mine back in 2001 when I was 15yrs old I would do it over and over again after watching this video brings back a lot of memories.. congratulations Jackson sisters on getting your malu so you can continue your moms legacy. RIP Mrs Jackson❤️❤️ #ProudTeineSamoa🇼🇸

[@kukimonsta5835]

Omg this was so beautiful I felt this deep in my soul ... Kia orana from the cook islands 🌺

[@naeeanvideos]

Love documentaries of the Pacific. Need more of this.

[@nztea3777]

As a Tongan, props to them for still keeping the culture strong, especially with all the colonisation crap. I’m proud that Tonga was never colonised, but still sad we couldn’t keep our tattoo traditions as strong as it is in Samoa.

[@susantuiloma4244]

❤❤❤

[@jmjm1920]

Where in Fiji that they swam from because Eastern Fiji Group is Tongan Ancestors Otu Lau o Tonga They found the oldest tattoo Instrument in the Ancient Fortress Village of Pea in Tongatapu Island 2700 years ago 700 years older than Roman Colosseum to deep to reached! Lol Pea??? Tatau was only for second class Chiefs and Tongan Warriors never for the Supreme Tuitonga! When the Tuitonga returned to Haamoa the Chiefs refused to wear the Taovala and so wearing it for life! Otu Lau Futuna Uvea still wearing the Taovala! 🙏

[@moefiki9901]

In spirit, Tonga has been colonised... Heavy influences from Britain 🇬🇧.

[@1969moni]

Tonga was definitely colonized. We have lost so much of our tradition.

[@gsamvstrong6988]

No Tonga was in 1900 but in 1970 Tonga was not colonised since that day until now ,so for all of you ,I am a half samoan and tongan ,I know tonga history also Samoa...So please understand Tonga is not colonised...

[@Timuia_ipaepaetele685]

This is so beautiful went to see it in Auckland at the q theatre in June last year. In January of last year I got my Malu done by suluape Peter in Samoa last year it was a very emotional spiritual experience I wanted to get it where the tatau was born in our mother land. Loved this doco strongly recommend it's a great watch Samoa mo samoa.

[@tuala.c6023]

Whoever disliked the video clearly isn’t a Polynesian or either has no respect for their own culture. Proud to be poly and every other Polynesian should be too! Also along side with other cultures should also support every other cultures as we should do the same. #Teine #proudpoly🇼🇸🇹🇴

[@brookside109]

Exactly what I was thinking, why the dislikes?

[@kOt985]

Probably those who aren't that fond of tattooing itself. I could be wrong.

[@kalanimaiokalani]

May Va'asilifiti Moelagi Jackson's soul rest in peace with the Lord, and with the many respected cultural knowledge holders of our beloved Samoa.

[@kalanimaiokalani]

@JJW She passed away on 17th December last year.

[@jacksonschwarzenegger7433]

@@kalanimaiokalani 😭😭 RIL

[@kevfaitua6023]

She was a real Queen of our time. Power with elegance, class and kindness. Made a real difference to her people. Deserves to be remembered and for her example to be admired and followed. R.I.P 💔🌴💚

[@koloakamoto8162]

@@kalanimaiokalani l

[@lnafoitoa2482]

Wow my beautiful village of Safotu in Savaii, the first village where Taema and Tilafaiga arrived with the tools of tattoing but the high chief Lavea was asleep so they left and continue on with their journey. Love our tatau/malu. Uncle Seualuga Tupe drinking his ava at 8:16.

[@talaieriko2281]

My Gran is a Matai in Safotu ( Tuliau) she turns 90 in October.. But due to Covid.. 😢😢 I'm Praying for the Opportunity to Return Back to the mother land.. To celebrate her B day.. I love you Mama.

[@dmack1209]

That's mean history, love the practice of oral tradition, those girls were beautiful with their Malu

[@Honeyapplepear]

Just watched this with my mother. Beautiful. Looking forward to part 2!

[@jaylocc2340]

MUCH✊🏾RESPECT FOR MY PEOPLE SAMOA🇼🇸MO🇦🇸SAMOA

[@88kingjack82]

My grandma's favorite line: Mai se ka kupe 😂 Man i miss my grandma 😢

[@missyb9526]

What does that mean? 😊✌

[@missyb9526]

Man I love the islands 😊❤ our stories and cultures is just unique. I love us ❤

[@lola8180]

I was very emotional watching this. Beautiful.

[@misatoshi07mohammed20]

RIP Vaasilifiti Moelagi Jackson ❤

[@ladystiine0939]

Love this story. It means so much more when you have your parents blessing😍

[@kingkurls4894]

I felt my Malu.. Before it Touched My Skin Soul Its a Gift

[@rechoice9010]

This story was so beautifully filmed.

[@tinaniafamily916]

Wow that’s amazing thank you for sharing this part of our culture We will be definitely be doing a reaction video to this Cheeeeehooooo

[@poppypocket8732]

Tinania Family hi I love your channel guy's!! God bless. 💕

[@soletoks]

im so proud of my culture and i just can't wait to wear my malu with pride and honour.

[@mssamoanmami3345]

What a strong beautiful lady survived by her strong beautiful daughters. Keep her legacy alive.

[@Max37-l7b]

Very Beautiful!!! Your mom is a strong woman!!✌❤🤙namaste🙏

[@brownsugar1357]

Bunch of beautiful strong island women well done keeping the traditional and the culture ‘Ofa atu

[@BuddhiniKanchanaEkanayake]

Beautifully made documentary. It is very interesting to know the stories on culture and traditions.

[@AZZTWINN]

What an amazing and inspirational story. Thank you for sharing this 💕

[@jacksonschwarzenegger7433]

Siamese twins named Taema and Tilafaiga they bought the tatau from Fiti . Fiti referred to in the song is actually Fitiuta , which is a town on Ta'u, one of the Manu'a island in what we now know as Am Samoa and that is the gift of culture lol samoa all day cheeehoo

[@thedonfonz2481]

*in their journey, its said that they left Fiji singing a song about the Tatau being done on the woman, but before arriving to Samoa the song had changed to be done on the Man.. In Fiji the tufuga there are woman

[@HAMOEVACHEEHOOO]

@@thedonfonz2481 no that's not what our Tufugas are saying that's just yous mixing up the story due to a Samoan song, Fitiuta in Manu'a islands is also the home Tagaloalagi the Polynesian God.

[@paulagonebeci5296]

We have a history of Samoan women taking the tattoo out of an island in North called Kia . Fijian women are tattooed on thighs, mouth, cheeks and around private areas . So please stop Confusing yourself and ignore the truth by your ancestors

[@mydustuch]

We do not want to debate what you know is right about Samoan tatau..it's just that the chants is self explanatory in that 2 woman who swam and presented the tatau as gifts is everything that exists in Fiji😅😅..we have the 2 Goddesses we know "Yalewa rua"..we have the tattoo that we're mainly practiced by women and the northern part of Fiji..we will never contradict the poems and songs left by our Fijian ancestors..

[@debbietanielu6766]

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH🔥🙌❤😍

[@MARZX777]

Cannot wait for Part2

[@tukstuimaba]

👏🏽awesome video

[@speerrituall1]

Such a beautiful passing of culture.

[@Max37-l7b]

Soooo beautiful GURLS!!! Malo lava le onosa'i, the bottom line kf everything is the understanding....

[@taupaueneliko2430]

Mad love and respect for this

[@kystoks4372]

as a plastic i already know im to fefe to get this ay so i'll just go back to watching my netflix . fa uso hhahaha

[@Geezlouisefj]

Beautifully Interpreted 😘

[@rollsroycedodgers156]

Beautiful family thank you for sharing God bless🤙🏼🤙🏼💙💙

[@meref9973]

Rest in peace beautiful lady . Gone too soon 🙏🙏♥️

[@jasminea_2920]

🤍🤍🤍 So beautiful!!!! X

[@BUK0360]

Appreciation to the SuluApe' family for helping the revival of traditional filipino tattoos. A lot of the designs are the same or similar. They have found in the history books. The Boxer Codex has a lot of information of pre colonized Philippines, in the spaniards first encounters they were called the Pintados(the painted ones) tatau has a long tradition and history across the pacific and South East Asia. What's sad is the colonizers had a majority of the islanders lose their traditions and history. Some Nations were better and able to keep some of those traditions, but some still lost in time.

[@HelenJohnigarn-dk3fe]

Just beautiful 😊

[@gloriaspencer9220]

Beautiful, Thank You for sharing...

[@lenafooks4776]

Love the old samoan songs!

[@asyongaksaya7425]

In igorot tribes.. Diamond shape tattoo symbolized traveller

[@anepau4861]

I’m excited to get my malu🥰❤️

[@BigTeo55]

That's a sick intro! Talofa mai WA🤙🏽

[@xchickennugetsximlovinit157]

This is beautiful

[@jennifersimona7862]

This is everything.

[@hamoz_6856]

Home❤️ Samoa Mo Samoa🇼🇸🇦🇸

[@carolinemataio3631]

Loved the video

[@setisuafa6551]

BEAUTIFUL.

[@DjFlyguyNz]

AMAZING LOVING IT

[@meref9973]

I've seen a documentary about Papua New Guinea women and their tattoos. It's' fascinating to see.

[@salfoougoodman4664]

i loved this

[@tonel383]

Thank you for the knowledge.S.I.P all my SAMOA GODS MY ANCESTORS! ALOFAS.

[@tevitabeaman8208]

I love this but am confused if the Samoans knew they (the goddesses)got it backwards why do girls get a malu. Or is malu different from tatau?

[@stevensharks3256]

She's so beautiful ,🌺

[@upulanijloimata2673]

I'm nextdoor village to Lalomalava my beautiful Savaii..I'm excited to ink up my legs to..my brothers n sisters already tatted up..Fiu Loimatas clan..Love n much respects Vaasilifitis Beautiful Beauty's of Our Goddess Savaii..✍️

[@faletoesetusa3803]

💚Proud and humbled

[@HainiS-g8i]

I. Believe. That. Samoan. Culture. Is. Very. Important. In. Any. Family. In. Samoa. The. Love. And. Respect. To. Our. Parents. Anty. Uncles. The. Laguage. Is. Fantastic. To. Know. Your. IdetificaTion. And. Loves. From. God. In. Heavens. Soifua. Samoa.

[@tupuliotua6543]

Faamalo lava I a otou gai ou sister le onosa'i e le faigofie,alofaaga mai Magele mo oe ❤️❤️ mea sili lava ka ua mapu mapu ai so ou tina🤣❤️💗Alofa atu bruda BIG ROKKZ 👌👌❤️💗💗💗 275 TUAMAN for life leezz gooooo

[@lanuolatuiono4994]

😭😍Beautiful

[@ekdaufin1485]

Wow. Thank you!

[@beyond8320]

Beautiful souls!💕

[@esetaenele1608]

Our people say that only the one's that have a strong heart...and people dont understand that😔😔

[@lauiloa]

Oh congratulations cousin fotu kalofa e it's been years...are you guys still running the hotel and in safua...alofa atu!!

[@Happy_HIbiscus]

dude, this is cool

[@lusenielsen2210]

Does anyone know who’s singing from @13:05 on? Naumati Lagona

[@manouskadoorson1442]

Amazing

[@dmack1209]

I want to get a dragon with the Samoan patterns for the scales or a mix of Maori, Scottish and Samoan, I n my wife will design it for our Family

[@user-eb3tw4ge6n]

🐲

[@Navigator_Isle]

The Dragon represents Satan the Devil, but each to their own.

[@jacksonschwarzenegger7433]

@@Navigator_Isle 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thedonfonz2481]

That sounds pretty, cool say if it depicts your history.. just know that tattoo to Samoa can be a sacred topic - hence some pushback..

[@sinjah5894]

Just beautiful 😍

[@matteaale8601]

Love!

[@d.b9698]

Good for you ladies. Great life after deaths achievements.

[@teuilafaaleaga2948]

She's so strong

[@p.e.amueli8272]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@ellatheatiafleming6268]

Does anyone know the cover of the song at 4:15

[@upulanijloimata2673]

E iai se kupe.. ahahaha our favorite sayings of all times ..

[@fleccs808]

Nice!

[@matildakoria9641]

This makes me want to get a malu 😂

[@ladysongstress1721]

Anyone know the song being played?

[@cheehoo86]

I see others taking our patterns adding it to theirs and calling it theirs.. lol but theirs will never be like ours.. Samoa mo Samoa.

[@leitutalaileva1159]

Safotu lou nuu pele 🇼🇸❤️

😇😇😘

[@moemamaotaua8197]

Safotu pride.

[@Usxdload]

Everyone. Give me your thoughts on the people who do the Tatau Malu on their necks or Arms??🤔😔🤦🏿‍♂️

[@kystoks4372]

they can getttt fckd hahahah

[@Ibangg4real]

Well, we use to do it on our faces.

[@chingyeyes266]

They’re just straight valea & fia ai $$$

[@jayleantupuivao5469]

Disgusting honestly the Malu and Tatau is sacred for us Samoans and to see people do it like that really is sad. It's a great deal just to have one but nowadays it's just for show. The way I see it is " O Le Faasamoa " but now it's O Le Faapalagi....

[@nztea3777]

somewhere i read about tilafaega and her sister being sirens lol.

[@vfuifui]

Take it back mate , don’t you ever disrespect our culture

[@donnybrascocoliogne819]

Lol..that English subtitle is so mixed up..

[@crystalislamee]

Women were as equal to men and had a voice in everything accordingly to ancient Samoan customs until the missionaries came and taught how wrong that was and also tried wipeing out the tattoos teaching it was barbaric

[@kilipaki87oritahiti]

Well just like everywhere else Christianity was introduced. Even Islam was more liberal until it was influence by Christianity!

[@honetamakenny1036]

Wow ATAAHUA TE MALU

[@tsandayjr]

Hi 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲

[@girlletmeknoooowwww10]

3:45

[@maliafuimaono1111]

my future

[@LilyPillow]

What a creepy intro XD

[@mamaloavtu3279]

Ok but y u gotta make it scary

[@tsandayjr]

Hi 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😬😬😬😬😬😬😬

[@italiazianihope517]

The curse of the tattoo of death Samoa true facts

[@nzbomber685]

Seki