Agriculture on Guam. Freycinet collection, 1824. Courtesy of the Guam Public Library System.
Chamorro Culture

Mannakhilo’ and Mannakpåpa’

Under Spanish colonial rule, the introduction of Spanish customs, social systems and land tenure disrupted traditional practices of land ownership and social class structure of

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Låncho: Ranch

The word “låncho” comes from the word Spanish word “rancheria” and refers to Chamorro farms, ranches, gardens, or family property in the hålomtåno’ (jungle), and

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Chamorro Culture

Yula

Maga’låhi Yula (also spelled Hula or Yura) was a chief from the village of Apotguan in Hagåtña, who is best known for sparking a Chamorro/CHamoru

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Bendo Latte Villate
Chamorro Culture

Tolahi

Maga’låhi Tolahi (also spelled Tetlaje or Torahi) was a chief from Tachuc (immediately south of Malesso), who fearlessly led the southern villages in resistance to

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Scientific Studies - agana house chores
Chamorro Culture

Women’s Roles

Women today continue to maintain positions of authority in Chamorro/CHamoru society, both at home, in Chamorro families, and in professional careers whether they are Chamorro

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The men of the village were responsible for hunting and teaching the young men hunting skills.
Chamorro Culture

Men’s Roles

Mens’ role in societies have always been that of protector and provider. In the Mariana Islands, a change in the level of male authority was

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Colegio
Chamorro Culture

Criollo

In Spanish colonial times criollo referred to a full-blooded Spaniard born in the Spanish colonies in Asia and the Americas. It was a term mostly

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Scientific Studies - agana house chores
Chamorro Culture

Indios

ndios were defined as the native indigenous peoples in all the Spanish American and Asian possessions. During the Spanish colonial period in the Mariana Islands

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