Floren Meno Paulino (1925 – 2022) was a traditional master weaver, specializing in plaiting coconut palm and pandanus leaves into utilitarian and decorative items. She demonstrated her skills at the Gef Pa’go Cultural Village in Inalåhan, Guam for many years.
Joaquin Flores Lujan (1920-2015), commonly known as “Tun Jack” and “Kin Bitud” to family and friends, is part of a legacy of more than 100 years of CHamoru blacksmiths.
This report provides a translation and annotation of Adelbert von Chamisso’s glossary of CHamoru words assembled while he was on Guam in November of 1817 as the naturalist of the first expedition aboard the Russian naval vessel Rurik, Otto von Kotzebue commanding, which circumnavigated the world during the years 1815 to 1818.
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Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 10, 1927
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Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 11, 1927.
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Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 9, 1926.
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Guam Recorder vol. 3, no. 8, 1926.
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In partnership with the Micronesian Area Research Center, Guampedia is e-publishing the Guam Recorder. The Guam Recorder was a monthly magazine of Guam. Cover Story: Through the Back Country Volume
Guam Recorder (1926, July) Read Post »
Guam Recorder vol. 17, no. 1, 1940.
Guam Recorder (1924 – 1940) Read Post »
Sumai/Sumay’s history dates before the Spanish colonial period, although not much is known about its pre-contact history. Findings in a cave complex in the old village site suggest that ancient Chamorros dwelled in them long before the Spanish first arrived.
