### Question
How is the term native American Samoan defined?


### Answer
The term **native American Samoan** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 410qq* as the following:

> a person who is a citizen or national of the United States and who is a lineal descendant of an inhabitant of the Samoan Islands on April 18, 1900

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 410qq*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES > SUBCHAPTER LIX&ndash;O-NATIONAL PARK OF AMERICAN SAMOA**

