Government, politics, education, economics and religion
Na’lå’la’ i Kostumbren Guåhan, Living the Guam Brand. Guam Visitors Bureau Conference. April 7 – 8, 2011 Hyatt Regency, Tumon Guam.
Na’lå’la’ i Kostumbren Guåhan, Living the Guam Brand Read Post »
View list of the fiestas by month or download the Catholic Church’s fiesta calendar.
Guam Fiesta Calendar Read Post »
Music has always been an important feature of Chamorro/CHamoru culture and society. From ancient chants to kantan chamorita, to local renditions of modern country or dance songs, CHamorus have used music as an effective and powerful vehicle of cultural and artistic expression.
CHamoru Religious Music: Hymnals Read Post »
Archeological studies have revealed that during the Latte Period ancient CHamorus retrieved bones from deceased bodies after tissue had deteriorated, and used the bones for use as tools or weapons.
Ancient CHamoru Use of Human Bones Read Post »
Implications for the Chamorro People. The Chamorro people continue to struggle for self-determination. Chamorros of Guam have been colonized since about 1695 by Spain, the United States, Japan and the United States again after World War II.
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Read Post »
The early years. A method of barter was in common use by native CHamorus long before the Spaniards arrived in Guam in the 16th century. Because of this barter system and the absence of commerce, there was no need for a coinage system in Guam during the first 150 years of Spanish rule.
Spanish Coinage in Guam Read Post »
As the US plans one of its largest realignments of military assets in decades, the people of Guam struggle to grasp its impact to the island and its people. The planned military build up on Guam alone is expected to cost six billion dollars and will bring thousands of people to Guam, changing the island in many ways.
Guam Military Build Up Read Post »
A legal analysis regarding the CHamoru and Hawai’ian right to self-determination was written for the University of Hawai’i Law Review Summer/Fall 1996.
Self-Determination for CHamorus and Hawai’ians Read Post »
The Naval Governors of Guam from 1899 – 1941.
Naval Era Governors of Guam Read Post »
Ancient religious philosophy. Animism is the belief that everything in nature – living and non-living – contains a spirit or soul. In ancient CHamoru society, the CHamorus held animism as a religious philosophy that supported the concept of the interconnectedness between people and nature.
