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Na’lå’la’ i Kostumbren Guåhan, Living the Guam Brand
Na’lå’la’ i Kostumbren Guåhan, Living the Guam Brand. Guam Visitors Bureau Conference. April 7 – 8, 2011 Hyatt Regency, Tumon Guam.
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Guam Fiesta Calendar
View list of the fiestas by month or download the Catholic Church’s fiesta calendar.
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CHamoru Religious Music: Hymnals
Music has always been an important feature of Chamorro/CHamoru culture and society. From ancient chants to kantan chamorita, to local renditions of modern country or
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Use of Human Bones
Archeological studies have revealed that during the Latte Period ancient CHamorus retrieved bones from deceased bodies after tissue had deteriorated, and used the bones for
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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
Implications for the Chamorro People. The Chamorro people continue to struggle for self-determination. Chamorros of Guam have been colonized since about 1695 by Spain, the
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Spanish Coinage in Guam
The early years. A method of barter was in common use by native CHamorus long before the Spaniards arrived in Guam in the 16th century.
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Guam Military Build Up
As the US plans one of its largest realignments of military assets in decades, the people of Guam struggle to grasp its impact to the
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Self-Determination for CHamorus and Hawai’ians
A legal analysis regarding the CHamoru and Hawai’ian right to self-determination was written for the University of Hawai’i Law Review Summer/Fall 1996.
Ancient Guam: Religion
Animism
Ancient religious philosophy. Animism is the belief that everything in nature – living and non-living – contains a spirit or soul. In ancient CHamoru society,