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Chamorro Culture Gender Roles

Women's roles

Fu'una, goddess of creation and sister of Puntan, gave life to the earth and humanity. I Tinituhon, Guampedia
Fo'na
Ma uritao. Scene of the Ancient CHamorus illustrated by JA Pellion from Freycinet’s Voyage Autour de Monde, Paris, 1824. Guam Public Library System collection.
Ma Uritao
Mythological Depictions of Women
Matriarch by David Castro and Guahan Magazine.
Ninana: Motherhood
Leading Prayers. Photo by David Castro and Guahan Magazine.
Perspective: Women and Religion in CHamoru Society
Teachers
Perspective: Women in Guam History: A Critical Reflection
Rosa Aguigui Reyes
Perspective: Women in Politics

Men's roles

Guma' Uritao. Image courtesy of Bess Press, Inc.
Fino’ Gualåfon: Moonlight Talk
Ma uritao. Scene of the Ancient CHamorus illustrated by JA Pellion from Freycinet’s Voyage Autour de Monde, Paris, 1824. Guam Public Library System collection.
Guma’ Uritao
A male elder teaches children how to fish. Children were sent to their mother's clan to learn skills, responsibilities, and their role in the family. Victor Consaga/Guampedia
Mother’s Brothers
Taotaomo'na still taken from Alex Munoz's Return of Hurao.
Mythological Depictions of Men
Show of respect for elder or clan leader. Freycinet collection from the Guam Public Library System.
Uritao: Bachelor

Oral histories

chaife
Chaife’s Lost Soul
Fouha Bay
Fouha Bay: Cradle of Creation
Kantan Chamorita Masters. Guam Council on the Arts and Humanities Agency (CAHA).
Kantan Chamorita
Puntan, god of creation, and his sister, the goddess Fu'una, used their powers to create the universe.
Puntan and Fu’una: Gods of Creation
Puntan Dos Amantes
Lesson Plan: Diving With Sirena
Sirena

Spanish Era changes

  1. Women’s Roles
  2. Men’s Roles
  3. Kumaire/Måle’
  4. Kumpaire/Pari’
  5. Nina/Ninu

Other entries

  1. Che’lu/Mañe’lu: Siblings
  2. Saina: Gender Roles
  3. Sottera/Sotteru: Teenagers
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