▁of ▁Sam oa ▁and ▁T ong a , ▁developing ▁a ▁unique ▁sense ▁of ▁cultural ▁identity . ▁Early ▁in ▁the ▁history , ▁the ▁T ui ▁Man u ' a ▁of ▁the ▁Man u ' a ▁Group ▁of ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁Sam oa ▁Islands , ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁over ▁a ▁great ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁called ▁T ong a . ▁Man u ' a ▁is ▁now ▁part ▁of ▁American ▁Sam oa . ▁Later , ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁Tu ' i ▁T ong a ▁Empire , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁of ▁Sam oa ▁( ex cluding ▁Man u ' a ) ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁Tu ' i ▁T ong an ▁Empire . ▁However , ▁after ▁various ▁of ▁batt les , ▁the ▁Sam o an ▁people ▁finally ▁gained ▁independence ▁from ▁T ong a . ▁Pres ent ▁day ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁are ▁good , ▁with ▁both ▁of ▁them ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Nations , ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Islands ▁Forum . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Foreign ▁relations ▁of ▁Sam oa ▁▁ ▁Foreign ▁relations ▁of ▁T ong a ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : B il ater al ▁relations ▁of ▁T ong a ▁Category : B il ater al ▁relations ▁of ▁Sam oa <0x0A> </s> ▁N ut scale ▁Res er voir ▁is ▁a ▁res er voir ▁located ▁in ▁Ex mo or ▁in ▁north ▁west ▁Som erset , ▁England . ▁It ▁supplies ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mine head ▁and ▁nearby ▁Por lock ▁and ▁Por lock ▁We ir . ▁The ▁res er voir ▁is