▁called ▁' P ule ' ▁of ▁Sam oa . ▁▁ ▁Years ▁later , ▁Saf ot ul af ai ▁chose ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁' P ule ' ▁into ▁six ▁while ▁res erving ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁' Mat ua ' ▁of ▁' P ule '. ▁ ▁Today , ▁Saf ot ul af ai ▁remains ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁' P ule ' ▁( custom ary ▁authority ) ▁r uling ▁districts ▁of ▁S ava i ' i . ▁Chief ▁( m ata i ) ▁council ▁meet ings ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁Fu if atu ▁m ala e . ▁Saf ot ul af ai ▁is ▁the ▁village ▁name ▁with ▁its ▁sub - v ill ages : ▁Tu as ivi , ▁F og ap oa , ▁F ata us i , ▁Fu if atu , ▁F us i , ▁and ▁E vee ve . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁during ▁the ▁time ▁when ▁the ▁country ▁was ▁called ▁German ▁Sam oa ▁( 1 9 0 0 ▁- ▁ 1 9 1 4 ), ▁this ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁place ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁beg inn ings ▁of ▁the ▁Mau , ▁Sam oa ' s ▁independence ▁movement . ▁This ▁initial ▁resistance ▁movement ▁against ▁German ▁colonial ▁rule ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁Mau ▁a ▁P ule . ▁It ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁well ▁known ▁or ator ▁Nam ul au ulu ▁Lau aki ▁Mam oe ▁from ▁Sat ot ul af ai . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Lau aki ▁and ▁other ▁Mau ▁a ▁P ule