Colonized meaning 3,000 years ago? Ok.
Fiji? The Brits colonized the place. They thought so little of the natives they imported folks from one of their other colonies-India-to serve them. Fast forward. Brits are gone and the Indians(Siks, Hindus, Moozlem’s) outnumber the locals so in a democracy guess who holds the power? The result was a military coup. Where do the Indians go? Certainly not India.
Then there is Paul Gauguin. His offspring (with bigger noses) are all over Tahiti’s outer islands. Don’t know if he was successful while alive but one his biggest vices included underage girls. Knocked up a whole lotta them. Everyone was poor and naive enough to accept intermarried offspring. He took advantage before everyone wised up.
Samoa. 2 islands, same people. What used to be called ‘Western’ is now independent. New Zealand free. American Samoa is not free of he US. It’s our chi-chis.
Leave it to the westerners to screw things up. Can’t leave people alone. Capitalism? Missionaries saving people. That part mighta worked. Lotsa churches.
So Cut off our Samoa. Make them one country and while we’re at it restore the Hawaiian monarchy. Eliminate statehood. Fire the 2 senators. A win times 3(or 4?).
His works are worth a lot of money.