…by his or her relationships with others. Thus, Chamorro adolescents were taught their genealogy, that is, information about their ancestors. Chamorros were also taught history in the guma’ uritao. Because…
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…to Gods, but to Fu’una and Puntan as the first CHamorus, their earliest ancestors, who through blood and genealogy are bound to all CHamorus. All that is, all that exists,…
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…aunts, uncles and cousins, grow in status because of their age and experience. We respect them for their wisdom and recognize them as keepers of Chamorro traditions, customs, genealogy, history,…
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…traditions, genealogy, history, land, secrets, language, crafts, and leading the next generations into the future. They are the link from the past to the future of the CHamoru people and…
…Punzalan, of the Chamorro Roots Genealogy Project also sees this in the various censuses that he has reviewed and concurs that transcriptions of information were based on how the transcribers…
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…II, Recent History, and Genealogy, 2017 Sumay Park The Liberation of Guam Across the Generations Uncle Sam, Sam My Dear Old Uncle Sam, Won’t You Please Be Kind To Guam?…
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…of Chamorro traditions, customs, genealogy, history, landholdings, crafts, and family secrets. They are often our first teachers. They taught us the Sign of the Cross (in Catholic households) and how…
…high regard and treated with deep respect. Individuals grow in status because of their age and experience as keepers of traditions, customs, genealogy, history, landholdings, and family secrets. We recognize…
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…overlapping roles by gender. Both parents participate in family decisions, provide continuing support of their children and subsequent offspring, and pass on knowledge regarding cultural values and family genealogy, obligations…
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…and recognize them as keepers of Chamorro traditions, customs, genealogy, history, landholdings, crafts, and family secrets. They are often our first teachers. They taught us the Sign of the Cross…
