as a descendant of Olohega, i was raised here in Hawaii[ Te Lumanaki O Tokelau I Amelika], & i'd like to thank everyone who contributed to the production of this video. OLOHEGA, A ALA MAI.
Leave Olohega alone?!...Leaving Olohega alone would be like abandoning my mother, my father, brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood. I would never abandon my family or my island Olehega for they gave me life. Tokelau, Olohega is your heritage. Never leave Olohega alone.
Olohega for TOKELAU!!! We know the story. Let's stand together to help our brothers and sisters return to what is rightfully theirs!!! OLOHEGA MOVEMENT...What are you waiting for? E tuai mai kae hau mai!!!
Swains Island is not rightfully yours to take. The original native population was wiped out by settlers from Fakaofo centuries ago. How is that any different from other colonial claims? The American claim to Swains Island is perfectly valid, and Tokelau isn't even an independent nation in the first place, so it has no authority whatsoever in the matter.
Honestly, who are you or anyone else to say anything about who these islands belong to? Unless your ancestors are descendants of the ancient peoples who inhabited them before the Germans, Americans, Spanish, or British invaded!
Wants to go home.. Nz born Tokelaun just returned from Fiji and oml how much have the pacific peoples been taken advantage of. Theres nothing to home too. Good Lord have mercy on us.. Uma lele
tokelau was originally made up of 4 ATOLLS!! and it should've stayed that way.. POINT BLANK!!! our ancestors were born and raised there!! AND AS TOKELAUANS WE SHOULD CLAIM THE LAND BACK!
Oh please. There is no valid reason for the island to be put under the administration of Tokelau, which isn't even an independent country in the first place.
Megalodon 😂😂 how can the US claim an island that was already inhabited? Lies and deceit. That’s how they claimed Olohega. Tokelau wouldn’t of have been under NZ administration if they just left us alone lol your ignorance is ugly 😂
@@xineedwards2720 Your the one who is ignorant. New Zealand gave them the chance to become independent, the same chance they gave the Cook Islands and Niue. They chose to remain a territory of New Zealand. They have voted to remain so multiple times. It’s not New Zealand’s fault they aren’t independent. They chose to remain a territory of New Zealand. Furthermore, of the population of 17 that call the island home, 11 are US nationals, born in American Samoa or other US states or territories. The remaining 6 are foreigners. Four are from Samoa, 1 is from the Philippines, and only 1 is Tokelauan. So there is only one Tokelauan on the entire island with an American majority. There is no reason to give up an island with an American majority because of 1 person.
It’s really not called swains island that is a name of a man that claimed the island that had a community living on for generation. Olohega Tokelau not swain island why Palagi always claim a place of say they discover a place that is inhabited by our Oceania family for sooo long smh makes no sense just go away
What is Palagi? I feel the same way about all the places on Earth that the British, French, Spanish, Dutch, etc..claim to have “discovered” and therefore somehow they have the right to completely destroy ancient, tribal cultures who have been peacefully and successfully living for hundreds or thousands of years before?! How fucking ridiculous is that? How pathetic and stupid does someone have to be to support that way of thinking?! I support returning ALL Islands on planet Earth to the original inhabitants prior to Christopher Columbus, and all the other “explorers”
🇹🇰 Tokelau toku Nuku Pele,taofi mau na kupu tuku ao tatou Tupuna,na Tala fakaholopito ato tatou fenua ko Olohega,,nahe Malo ki latou ina Tala Mani lipoti pepelo e uiga Kia Olohega,,tatou faka makekeke,taofi ma fakailoa pea kite Lalolagi,kina mea na tutupu,kua tokehea ai ia Olohega ma Tokelau,,tatalo ma fakamoemoe pea ki to tatou Aliki,,ke toe fakafoki mai ia Olohega ki Lima o Tokelau ina aho koi hau..🇹🇰🇹🇰🇹🇰bring back Olohega to it rightful owner Tokelau..🇹🇰
so are you justifying this shit or what...palagi can never ever go somewhere and leave....if they do they alter everything and change this and that and eventually fuck everything up... this is a perfect example.....disagree? tell me one race of ppl palagi have stumbled upon observed and left to live happily as they were before they arrived....?
Not sure what “Palagi” is? But I see all human beings as one “Race” the HUMAN race (Homo Sapiens). We have different appearances (ethnicities) from who our ancestors were and what climate they lived in. Climate and environment cause human beings to physically adapt to survive in that climate. This is why we have different hair, skin, eye color all around the planet. Invasion and colonialism by Male dominated, Patriarchal peoples has basically destroyed every single island culture in the world! Island peoples should have free and independent rights to manage their island just as everyone else. Nobody should be able to invade, and steal the property of others. I believe most of those invaders would not be happy if an alien spaceship landed here and decided to take planet earth for themselves? Right?
Take them to the international court for stealing your land. These European were doing this to the people of the world who do not have weapons to guard themselves
i'm Tuvaluan but even so, Treaty or no treaty.. it is only fair that the island rightfully belongs to the founder(s) and their descendants .. outsiders (americans) EVICTING people who belong there rather than sharing are just plain selfish .. sometimes people just need to learn their limits .. nevermind Tokelau they only have one .. you have three ; )
Now, hang on...the complete story has not been fully explained here...obviously I do not hold all the answers here, but, judging by i've seen from this feature...you only hear of one family's side of the story...as opposed to the greater scale of the picture...in saying that...i'm not siding with the so called Jennings family who currently live there...but the people who were evicted from the Island are NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO EVER INHABITED THE ISLAND....just to clear the air on that note...
I believe the physical attributes that develop in human beings to adapt and survive in specific climates would give a clue as to which people were residing there first/longest. Hello
as a descendant of Olohega, i was raised here in Hawaii[ Te Lumanaki O Tokelau I Amelika], & i'd like to thank everyone who contributed to the production of this video. OLOHEGA, A ALA MAI.
Leave Olohega alone?!...Leaving Olohega alone would be like abandoning my mother, my father, brothers and sisters, my own flesh and blood. I would never abandon my family or my island Olehega for they gave me life.
Tokelau, Olohega is your heritage. Never leave Olohega alone.
Olohega for TOKELAU!!! We know the story. Let's stand together to help our brothers and sisters return to what is rightfully theirs!!!
OLOHEGA MOVEMENT...What are you waiting for?
E tuai mai kae hau mai!!!
Swains Island is not rightfully yours to take. The original native population was wiped out by settlers from Fakaofo centuries ago. How is that any different from other colonial claims? The American claim to Swains Island is perfectly valid, and Tokelau isn't even an independent nation in the first place, so it has no authority whatsoever in the matter.
@@megalodon7916 are you even tokelaun
Honestly, who are you or anyone else to say anything about who these islands belong to? Unless your ancestors are descendants of the ancient peoples who inhabited them before the Germans, Americans, Spanish, or British invaded!
Why was this Island given to foreigners in the beginning? So wrong.
This is so crazy to see this video, my aunty millie and my moms cousin nathan are in it
Wants to go home.. Nz born Tokelaun just returned from Fiji and oml how much have the pacific peoples been taken advantage of. Theres nothing to home too. Good Lord have mercy on us.. Uma lele
Yes, and so many peoples all over the planet feel this way! We must stop the wars and greed!
My mother's from Swains Islands she borned and raised in the that Islands
KALOFAE GOD BLESS
tokelau was originally made up of 4 ATOLLS!! and it should've stayed that way.. POINT BLANK!!! our ancestors were born and raised there!! AND AS TOKELAUANS WE SHOULD CLAIM THE LAND BACK!
Oh please. There is no valid reason for the island to be put under the administration of Tokelau, which isn't even an independent country in the first place.
@@megalodon7916 no valid reason? Hahahaha
@@xineedwards2720 Yes, there is no valid reason for a dependent territory of New Zealand to claim territory of the United States.
Megalodon 😂😂 how can the US claim an island that was already inhabited? Lies and deceit. That’s how they claimed Olohega. Tokelau wouldn’t of have been under NZ administration if they just left us alone lol your ignorance is ugly 😂
@@xineedwards2720 Your the one who is ignorant. New Zealand gave them the chance to become independent, the same chance they gave the Cook Islands and Niue. They chose to remain a territory of New Zealand. They have voted to remain so multiple times. It’s not New Zealand’s fault they aren’t independent. They chose to remain a territory of New Zealand. Furthermore, of the population of 17 that call the island home, 11 are US nationals, born in American Samoa or other US states or territories. The remaining 6 are foreigners. Four are from Samoa, 1 is from the Philippines, and only 1 is Tokelauan. So there is only one Tokelauan on the entire island with an American majority. There is no reason to give up an island with an American majority because of 1 person.
I'm gonna take the Island Back for myself !
Tokelau Ke Ola!
🇹🇰✊
Pretty sad that it was taken away from Tokelau .. feeling robbed !
It’s really not called swains island that is a name of a man that claimed the island that had a community living on for generation. Olohega Tokelau not swain island why Palagi always claim a place of say they discover a place that is inhabited by our Oceania family for sooo long smh makes no sense just go away
What is Palagi?
I feel the same way about all the places on Earth that the British, French, Spanish, Dutch, etc..claim to have “discovered” and therefore somehow they have the right to completely destroy ancient, tribal cultures who have been peacefully and successfully living for hundreds or thousands of years before?!
How fucking ridiculous is that? How pathetic and stupid does someone have to be to support that way of thinking?!
I support returning ALL Islands on planet Earth to the original inhabitants prior to Christopher Columbus, and all the other “explorers”
Jennings!! awww gumon!!!!!
but it says in doco that the tokelau people were evicted, most now living in hawaii.
Yes, it say that. So what? Not rightfully! Not legally! Not humanely! Wake up!
🇹🇰 Tokelau toku Nuku Pele,taofi mau na kupu tuku ao tatou Tupuna,na Tala fakaholopito ato tatou fenua ko Olohega,,nahe Malo ki latou ina Tala Mani lipoti pepelo e uiga Kia Olohega,,tatou faka makekeke,taofi ma fakailoa pea kite Lalolagi,kina mea na tutupu,kua tokehea ai ia Olohega ma Tokelau,,tatalo ma fakamoemoe pea ki to tatou Aliki,,ke toe fakafoki mai ia Olohega ki Lima o Tokelau ina aho koi hau..🇹🇰🇹🇰🇹🇰bring back Olohega to it rightful owner Tokelau..🇹🇰
so are you justifying this shit or what...palagi can never ever go somewhere and leave....if they do they alter everything and change this and that and eventually fuck everything up... this is a perfect example.....disagree? tell me one race of ppl palagi have stumbled upon observed and left to live happily as they were before they arrived....?
Not sure what “Palagi” is?
But I see all human beings as one “Race” the HUMAN race (Homo Sapiens).
We have different appearances (ethnicities) from who our ancestors were and what climate they lived in. Climate and environment cause human beings to physically adapt to survive in that climate. This is why we have different hair, skin, eye color all around the planet.
Invasion and colonialism by Male dominated, Patriarchal peoples has basically destroyed every single island culture in the world! Island peoples should have free and independent rights to manage their island just as everyone else. Nobody should be able to invade, and steal the property of others.
I believe most of those invaders would not be happy if an alien spaceship landed here and decided to take planet earth for themselves? Right?
@holdenmeister bahahaha io?? kae he sako?
Take them to the international court for stealing your land. These European were doing this to the people of the world who do not have weapons to guard themselves
i'm Tuvaluan but even so, Treaty or no treaty.. it is only fair that the island rightfully belongs to the founder(s) and their descendants .. outsiders (americans) EVICTING people who belong there rather than sharing are just plain selfish .. sometimes people just need to learn their limits .. nevermind Tokelau they only have one .. you have three ; )
Please do your homework on this sensitive subject before spilling obscenity on this discussion...if you are genuinely concerned that is
Now, hang on...the complete story has not been fully explained here...obviously I do not hold all the answers here, but, judging by i've seen from this feature...you only hear of one family's side of the story...as opposed to the greater scale of the picture...in saying that...i'm not siding with the so called Jennings family who currently live there...but the people who were evicted from the Island are NOT THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO EVER INHABITED THE ISLAND....just to clear the air on that note...
I believe the physical attributes that develop in human beings to adapt and survive in specific climates would give a clue as to which people were residing there first/longest. Hello