Niuatoputapu, 1977-09

Stories and accounts of Niuatoputapu, told by various speakers in conversation with Thomas Riddle. Recorded in Niuatoputapu, Tonga, in September 1977.

Contents:

1. Telai Halapua continues from tape 7.

2. Tupa tells the story of the first Tupa (Tupa is a traditional title of a Niuatoputapu family line).

3. Hafoka tells the story of: - Seketo'a's well, 'Utafekitu'a. - The stealing of Tafahi. - The epidemic of 1918. - The old days. - An old burial vault.