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National Park of American Samoa Samoan awa ceremony at Pago Pago
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National Park of American Samoa
Laws & Policies
First page of Public Law 100-571.

Relevant Laws
Public Law 100-571 -- October 31, 1988 (established the park), and Public Law 107-336 -- December 16, 2002 (expanded the park); view as a pdf file.

National Park Service Management Policies

 
The Lease to Obtain Lands for the Park
Early attempts to establish a national park in American Samoa failed when there seemed no way for the government to acquire traditionally owned village lands for a public park. Decades later the High Court of American Samoa and the U.S. Congress developed a compromise allowing lease of the necessary lands for this park. The lease agreement colors many of the visitor and park management practices that can occur within the park. View the lease agreement as a pdf file.

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Lobster, shrimp, fish, and breadfruit—a sumptuous meal of local village subsistence resources

Did You Know?
The Act of Congress which established this national park allowed limited subsistence fishing and farming (the parklands are theirs—it is merely leased for park purposes). This lavish example of a village celebratory feast came from local reef waters.
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