Cultural aspects of food. Humans require food in order to survive. People get their food from the natural environment through practices of food collection, farming, and the hunting or raising of animals. But food not only nourishes our bodies—food is culturally important, too.
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Food and Diet Read Post »
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. However, people are not just physical beings—our complex cultures separate us from other living organisms.
Ancient CHamoru/Chamorro Medicine Making Read Post »
These recipes for traditional Chamorro medicine are written in the Chamorro language. Non-Chamorro readers are invited to translate the recipes by using the Hale’ta: CHamoru cultural glossary, also available in Guampedia.
Hale’-ta: Amot Siha Read Post »
The ancient Chamorros/CHamorus were generally healthy people. They were well built and appeared to be very healthy by visitors to the islands. They did not suffer from diseases like smallpox, influenza or the plague until Westerners came to the island. However, it is documented that Hansen’s Disease or leprosy was present before European contact.
Suruhånu yan Amot (Healers and Medicine) Read Post »
