Ancient Guam Era
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Medicine Making
Health and wellness. Because of the biological nature of our bodies, people get sick, and people die. Illness and death are a part of life.
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Body Modification
Tooth staining. Unlike clothing or hairstyles, body modifications are changes made to the body itself that are of a more permanent nature. Among the CHamoru
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Jewelry: Manmade Accessories and Body Coverings
Body ornamentation. All human cultures practice some form of body ornamentation. Body ornamentation refers to the ways in which people decorate or dress their bodies
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Warfare
The nature of warfare. In any human society, there are different reasons and circumstances in which people might engage in warfare. Warfare, by definition, is
Ancient Guam Era
Cultural Aspects of Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Warfare
Prelude to war. For the ancient CHamorus warfare was sporadic and functioned primarily to resolve political, economic, and social conflicts among different clans or villages.
Ancient Guam Era
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Concepts of Beauty
Beauty as a cultural concept. Different cultures have different ways of defining and understanding “beauty.” In general, beauty is a characteristic of a person or
Ancient Guam Era
Pago (Pågu)
Eastern coastal village. Located on the eastern coast of the island of Guam, Pago is one of the oldest villages that predate Spanish contact with
Ancient Guam Era
Pågat
Early northeastern coastal village. One of only four recorded latte sites on the northeastern coast of Guam; Pågat (which means to counsel or advise in
Ancient Guam Era
Manachang
In the social organization of Chamorro/CHamoru society, individuals from the lowest class were known as manachang. In her study of early CHamoru culture, anthropologist Laura
Ancient Guam Era
Matao and Acha’ot
Early accounts of traditional Chamorro/CHamoru society describe at least two distinct social castes—the chamorri, or upper caste, and the manachang, or lower caste. The chamorri