About Safua Akeli Amaama
Born 1981. Safua Akeli Amaama is a historian and curator.
Togialelei Safua Akeli Amaama (born ~1982)
Career Amaama left Samoa at the age of five and was raised in New Zealand and Australia. and a PhD in philosophy and history from the University of Queensland in Australia. Her research interests are in cultural heritage, health, migration, gender and governance.
From 2008 to 2013 Amaama worked for Te Papa as curator of Pacific Cultures. She moved to the National University of Samoa in 2015 to join the Centre for Samoan Studies. One of her innovations was the use of film for participatory research. In June 2020 she was appointed Head of History and Pacific Cultures at Te Papa.
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Who is Safua Akeli Amaama?
New Zealand-based Samoan historian and curator
When was Safua Akeli Amaama born?
Safua Akeli Amaama was born in 1981 in Samoa.
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Safua Akeli Amaama is a historian and curator.
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Safua Akeli Amaama's recorded nationality: Samoa, Samoan people.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Safua Akeli Amaama. https://biography.guide/safua-akeli-amaama/
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