Betel Nut: Cultural and Social Aspects
Betel nut, known to Chamorro as pugua, can be viewed as a rich marker of cultural and social practice.
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Historic Eras of Guam
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Guam
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic in Guam In 1918, more than 900 people died in Guam, approximately 70 percent of them due to influenza. The 1918 Influenza Pandemic was a significant
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Guamanian Era, Guamanian Era: Health, Health and Medicine, Historic Eras of Guam, Modern Guam Rises, People
Dr. Olivia Torres Cruz
Dr. Olivia Torres Cruz (1934 – 2022) was the first CHamoru woman to become a medical doctor. She was a trailblazer who advocated for more accessible medical care and helped to pave the way for more women in medicine.
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Contemporary Guam Era, Historic Eras of Guam, Justice, Modern Guam Rises, People
Richard Hugh Benson
Richard Hugh Benson (1926 – 2021) was a judge for the Superior and Supreme Courts of Guam for over 40 years.
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6th Marianas History Conference
The 6th Marianas History Conference convened on 1-3 September 2024, at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Garapan, Saipan, CNMI.
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Historic Eras of Guam, Justice, Modern Guam Rises, People, People and Places, Post WWII Era, Women in Guam History
Ana LG Sablan
Guam’s first CHamoru policewoman. She enlisted in 1946 and served for 29 years.
Contemporary Guam Era, Historic Eras of Guam, Language
CHamoru Orthography Rules
With the enactment of PL 33-236 re-establishing I Kumisión i Fino’ CHamoru yan i Fina’nå’guen i Historia yan i Lina’la’ i Tåotao Tåno’ (Kumisión) came the responsibility to refine a standard way of linking the atfabeton CHamoru to the sounds of our indigenous language.
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Catholic, Civic Society, Historic Eras of Guam, Religion, Spanish Era, Spanish Era: Religion, Voices of Our Elders
Burego’
Christmas is an important holiday in the Mariana Islands, filled with activities that celebrate Christ’s birth. Many families have their own traditions they participate in every year. It is a
Ancient Guam Era, Chamorro Culture, Historic Eras of Guam, Natural Environment, Natural Resources, Our Heritage, Sea (Tasi)
CHamoru Seagrass Fishing Nets
The CHamorus often made their fishing nets out of the vascular bundles of fibers from Lo’u, a common seagrass. This seagrass is frequently called turtle grass or eel grass in English, lo’u in CHamoru, and the scientific name is Enhalus acoroides.
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Catholic, Civic Society, Historic Eras of Guam, Religion, Spanish Era, Spanish Era: Religion
Spanish Colonialism and CHamoru Responses: The Aberigua Project
Addresses misrepresentations focused in missionization. The research project Aberigua investigates the impact that Spanish colonialism had on CHamorus from a decolonial-depatriarchal standpoint aimed at redressing misrepresentations of communities, territories, practices, values, cultural logic and ways of being. It scrutinizes the case-specific details of colonial strategies, with a focus on Jesuit missionization, and subsequent native responses, including processes of cultural identity, change and continuity. It endorses a long-term perspective that includes investigations on Latte rationalities to understand the real impact brought by the colony.
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