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Disclaimer Håfa adai! Guampedia, Guam’s online encyclopedia, is a community project and a resource on Guam history, Chamorro/CHamoru culture and people. This disclaimer governs the use of the Guampedia website.
Marianas Storytelling: Land & Lineage. Part 2 of 4, Cultivating Connections Through Kånta, Courtship, & Kasamiento. Event scheduled for 26 April 2025 at the Guam Museum.
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Guampedia’s Micronesia and World Milestones. A Journey through 4,000 Years
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The 6th Marianas History Conference convened on 1-3 September 2024, at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Garapan, Saipan, CNMI.
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Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future, an exhibition about Guam’s historical quest for political self-determination, ran from 28 March to 31 May 2022, at the Guam Museum. The exhibition was a collaborative effort between Dr. Kevin Escudero, a visiting scholar from Brown University, the Guam Museum, the Commission on Decolonization, and Guampedia.
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Yu’us Prutehi I Islan Guåhan! More than 30 years ago historian and education leader Dr. Pedro Sanchez noted that Guåhan’s quest for political self-determination lies in the desire of its people to control the island’s (and their own) future. Similar to the practice of navigation, the people of Guåhan must plan their efforts and decide upon their destination. In doing so they must draw upon their history, culture, language, knowledge, and experiences, as well as those of other Indigenous peoples, to chart a course forward, towards envisioning and enacting their collective future.
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CHamoru perspectives have many times been at the periphery of the federal government’s decisions regarding Guåhan’s political affairs. An example of this was the signing of the Organic Act of Guam into law by President Harry S. Truman in Washington, DC, on 1 August 1950.
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CHamoru efforts toward self-determination and decolonization have brought about the revitalization of CHamoru history and culture. Yet, the need to protect our cultural resources and heritage has become even more urgent given the demographic, climate, economic, political status, and national security developments facing our island today.
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Cultural preservation is an important aspect of self-determination. For modern day descendants of Indigenous cultures, links to the past demonstrate unity, identity, distinctiveness, and relevance in a global world. We rely on our past to give us a sense of who we are and how we identify ourselves in relation to others. Likewise, we draw upon the past to understand our responsibility to care for our historical and cultural resources so that they can be passed onto future generations.
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