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A Brief History of the Chamorro __ "Linguistic and archaeological studies have indicated that two thousand years before the birth of Christ, the remote islands of the Mariana archipelago were settled by people from Southeast Asia." You will find an excellent history. - From janeresture.com - http://www.janeresture.com/micronesia_chamorro/

Chamorro __ A brief overview of Chamorro concentrating on the language. - From Minnesota state University - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/oldworld/asia/chamorro.html

Chamorro.com __ A website for the world wide Chamorro community. You will find news, culture, images and more. - illustrated - From chamorro.com - http://www.chamorro.com/ 

Chamorro Legends of the Creation of Guam __ You will find two creation stories. - From University of Guam - http://www.uog.edu/cals/site/users/soil/key/legend.html 
 
The Chamoru __ An Excerpt from Fray Juan Pobre's Notations of the Chamorros in the year 1602. "They are so peace-loving that, during all the time I have spent with them, as an eyewitness, I have never seen the people of any village quarrel amongst themselves. Surely, this puts the people of our country to shame, for there is hardly a peaceful home, to say nothing of a peaceful village." - from Ray Baza - http://hometown.aol.com/magastodu/guahan/historia/ichamoru.htm 

 

Chamoru Language Mandate __ "The main mission of the Chamoru Studies & Special Projects Division is to ensure the provision of effective language and culture instruction that will revive, maintain, and perpetuate Chamoru language and culture and to protect, to promote, and to practice the daily usage of Chamoru language and culture." - From Department of Education/Guam - http://www.doe.edu.gu/chamstud/pl2134.htm 

Chamoru Timeline __ List of historic dates for the Chamorro people. - From Tomas "Chedo" Benavente - http://members.aol.com/magastodu/guahan/historia/timeline.htm 

CNMI: Tanapag -- Footprints: Funerals __ A modern funeral contains a lot of Chamorro tradition. - illustrated - From pacificworlds.com - http://www.pacificworlds.com/cnmi/stories/story5.cfm 

CNMI: Tanapag -- Footprints: Weddings __ A modern wedding contains a lot of Chamorro tradition. - illustrated - From pacificworlds.com - http://www.pacificworlds.com/cnmi/stories/story4.cfm


 
Conservation Implications of Chamorro Consumption of Flying Foxes as a Possible Cause of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Parkinsonism Dementia Complex in Guam __ Read about the health implications of a traditional Chamorro food is Guam. - From blackwell-synergy.com - http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/links/doi/10.1046/j.1523-1739.2003.02049.x/abs/ 

Guam Peskadot Sea Warriors __ "Peskadot" is a Chamoru linguistic term which translates to 'He who stalks and hunts the sacred resources of the Pacific Peoples''. Learn more. - illustrated - From peskadot.web - http://peskadot.web.gu/ 

Kanton Tasi __ "Learn Chamorro history, culture, and traditions from a family of Malesso." You will find stories, images, language. - illustrated - From chamorro.com - http://www.chamorro.com/kantontasi/ 

Marianas Expedition : History : the Chamorro - "Archaeological records indicate that people first inhabited these rugged volcanic mountaintops as early as 2,000 B.C. Those first settlers came from Southeast Asia; the language they spoke and customs they kept bears similarities to those of their contemporaries in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines." - illustrated - From Scripps Institute of Oceanography - http://www.sio.ucsd.edu/marianas/history/chamorro.cfm 

 

Nasion Chamoru: The Chamoru Nation, Guam __ "An organization dedicated to the rights and freedom of the Chamoru people." Many articles and links. - illustrated - From RayBaza - http://hometown.aol.com/magastodu/mayot.htm 

Profile of A Leader __ Read about Senator Vicente Ben Pangelinan and what he has done for the Chamorro people. "His family's genealogy can be traced to the earliest Chamorro settlers of the Mariana islands; fluent in his native Chamorro language, he has been at the forefront on preserving the language, culture and traditions of his indigenous Chamorro people." - From Pacific American Foundation - http://www.thepaf.org/review/profile6.htm  

Sindalun Chamorro __ You will find stories, poems, recipes, and culture of chamorros - From Unknown - http://members.tripod.com/~estambe/


 

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