Malaetele - Deed of Cession Site

Free Activity

Manu'a Islands, American Samoa
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Description

Located on the waterfront of Ta'ū Village, this historically sacred space is where the Manu'a Islands were formally ceded to the United States in 1904. Each year on 17 April, the area transforms for the Manu'a Cession Day celebration, complete with flag-raising ceremonies and the deeply symbolic ava ritual. The site features the weathered fale of the former Tui Manu'a, as well as a ceremonial flagpole and graves of past chiefs, offering a powerful sense of connection to Manu'a's royal and cultural heritage.

Highlights

  • Site of the 1904 cession of the Manu'a Islands to the US
  • Annual Manu'a Cession Day ceremonies held here every 17 April
  • Historic fale and graves of the Tui Manu'a

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Ta'ū Village, Ta'ū, Manu'a Islands.
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