Catholic
Women and Religion in CHamoru/Chamorro Society
This video was presented at Guampedia’s CHamoru Heritage Series, 5 December 2012, Latte of Freedom Hall of Governors, Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor’s Complex, Adelup.
Chamorro Culture
Women in Guam History: A Critical Reflection
This speech was presented at Guampedia’s CHamoru Heritage Series, 24 October 2012, Latte of Freedom Hall of Governors, Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor’s Complex, Adelup.
Chamorro Culture
Women in Politics
This speech was presented at Guampedia’s Chamorro Heritage Series, 7 November 2012, Latte of Freedom Hall of Governors, Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor’s Complex, Adelup.
Art
Guam Women in Art
This speech was presented at Guampedia’s Chamorro Heritage Series, 5 December 2012, Latte of Freedom Hall of Governors, Ricardo J. Bordallo Governor’s Complex, Adelup.
Chamorro Culture
Fo’na
Mother of the Chamorro people. Fo’na is the female protagonist of the Chamorro/CHamoru creation myth. In the story, Fo’na (also spelled Fu’una) along with her
Chamorro Culture
Folktale: Gadao’s Strength
Once upon a time, a long time ago, on the island of Guahan in the Mariana Islands there lived two manmaga’låhi (chiefs) named Malaguana and
Chamorro Culture
Folktale: Dinague Laolao
Back in the ancient days, giants with supernatural strength inhabited the Mariana Islands.
Ancient Guam Era
The Matao Iron Trade Part 3: Appropriation and Entanglement
The matao fashioned the iron they acquired from trading with visiting ship crews into traditional tools, including punches, drills, fish hooks and adze blades. The
Ancient Guam Era
The Matao Iron Trade Part 2: Galleon Trading and Repatriation
Between 1565 and 1665, Guam’s southwest coast received sporadic visits from Spanish vessels, including the first wreck of a trade galleon (San Pablo, 1568), as
Ancient Guam Era
The Matao Iron Trade Part 1: Contact and Commerce
Members of the matao, the highest-ranking strata of Mariana Islands society in the 16th and 17th centuries, carried on the first sustained cultural interaction and