Blacksmiths, 1945. Micronesian Area Research Center (MARC) collection.
Ancient Guam Era

Blacksmithing

Herreron CHamoru. Blacksmithing, in the form that it is most known today, has only existed on Guam for a few centuries. On the surface blacksmithing

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Maga'lahi Kepuha Park, Hågatña.
Ancient Guam Era

Kepuha: Quipuha

Kepuha (also spelled Quipuha) was a maga’låhi from Hagåtña, whose role in welcoming Spanish missionaries to Guam makes him a controversial figure in the island’s

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Manma'gas Featured Image
Ancient Guam Era

Manma’gas: Leaders

Manma’gas is the Chamorro/CHamoru word for leaders when referred to as a group. In ancient Guam, CHamoru leaders were usually the oldest members of clans

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Kantan Chamorita Masters. Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency (CAHA).
Ancient Guam Era

Kantan Chamorita

Kantan Chamorita is the contemporary name given to traditional call-and-response, impromptu verse-making. Practitioners refer to the genre as ayotte’, meaning to throw (verses) back and

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A village scene depicts the difference in caste through body language and building structures. Also illustrated is the lack of body coverings as being unnecessary. Bachelor’s houses were houses for young CHamoru/Chamorro men in the Mariana Islands from ancient times until the late 1600s. A village scene of the Ancient CHamorus illustrated by JA Pellion from Freycinet’s Voyage Autour de Monde, Paris, 1824. Guam Public Library System
Ancient Guam Era

Mampolitiku: Politics

The Matua controlled the most resources and lands and were the most politically powerful class. Historical accounts give us a clear image of their place

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Fu'una, goddess of creation and sister of Puntan, gave life to the earth and humanity. I Tinituhon, Guampedia
Ancient Guam Era

CHamoru/Chamorro World View

The idea of the world being divided into different realms, as was common in the Chamorro/CHamoru view after Christianity was introduced, is one promoted or

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