Contemporary Guam: Politics
Pilar Cruz Lujan
Pilar Cruz Lujan (1930 – 2022) was a CHamoru language advocate and leader, groundbreaking educator, and a six-term senator in the Guam Legislature.
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Fanohge CHamoru Exhibition Video Features
Fanohge CHamoru Put I Tano-ta: Charting Our Collective Future, an exhibition about Guam’s historical quest for political self-determination, ran from 28 March to 31 May
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Section 9: Closing and Acknowledgements
Yu’us Prutehi I Islan Guåhan! More than 30 years ago historian and education leader Dr. Pedro Sanchez noted that Guåhan’s quest for political self-determination lies
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Section 8: Organic Act
CHamoru perspectives have many times been at the periphery of the federal government’s decisions regarding Guåhan’s political affairs. An example of this was the signing
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Section 7: Envisioning and Enacting a Decolonized Present and Future
CHamoru efforts toward self-determination and decolonization have brought about the revitalization of CHamoru history and culture. Yet, the need to protect our cultural resources and
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Section 6: CHamoru Renaissance
Cultural preservation is an important aspect of self-determination. For modern day descendants of Indigenous cultures, links to the past demonstrate unity, identity, distinctiveness, and relevance
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Section 5: Oral Histories and Intergenerational Conversations
In the CHamoru culture, as in many other Pacific Island cultures, elders (mañaina) are held in high regard and treated with deep respect. Individuals grow
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Section 4: Timeline
Inspired by the CHamoru/Chamorro concepts of mo’na, pa’go and tatte. The timeline covers important moments in Guåhan’s history showcasing the role that the Chamorro people,
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Section 3: Identifying Roles and Positionality
Throughout the second half of the 20th century Guåhan’s leaders encountered multiple challenges to pursuing self-determination through the mechanisms available within the US domestic legal
CHamoru Quest for Self-Determination
Section 2: Unpacking Terms
Often, discussions of Guåhan’s quest for self-determination are mired in terminology that is difficult to make sense of. We unpack some of these terms here