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Resetting the Margins: Centering Nasión CHamoru in Guam History

"This thesis examines the treatment and representation of Nasión CHamoru in Guam’s canonical historiography—arguing that despite their significant influence on Guam’s socio-political landscape, Nasion CHamoru has been largely overlooked in the…

Antigo

A magazine composed of series of articles written and produced by the students of Inarajan Junior High school. These articles are composed of interviews done by the students, in order to better understand their history and the Antigo way. The…

Chamorro Week Celebration at Inarajan

In order to preserve, celebrate, and educate about Chamorro culture and customs within an educational space, Inarajan Junior High dedicates a week to learning and practicing Chamorro culture. During this event students are expected to celebrate…

Farming in the Sand at Inarajan

The Antigo students meet with a unique famer who has learned how to farm on sand. Despite the many challenges he faces to maintain his farm, the famer shares some of his bountiful harvest with the kids.

Segment also featured in Antigo 1975.

Students Learn Ropemaking

Antigo students, along with their Teacher Corps Interns, the Community Coordinator, and Team leader; all visit Juan San Nicolas (Tun Juan), of Inarajan, to teach them how to make rope from natural fibers found on Guam.

Segment also featured in…

Recipes of Some Chamorro Foods

A collection of Chamorro recipes.

The dishes featured are:
Lemmai chips (bread fruit chips)
Gollai Appan Chotda (Bananas n' coconut)
Apigige
Kalamai
Gollai Hagon Suni (Taro top n' coconut milk)
Tamales Suni
Gollai Appan Lemmai (bread fruit 'n…

Chamorro Toys

Elierda Cruz and Esther Cruz interviewed several people in Inarajan and Merizo in order to gather information about popular Chamorro toys used and crafted before WWII.

The toys featured in this section are:

Biyat (marbles)
Pakin Hanom (water…

Bonelos Dagu

James Nanguata and Vivian Jean Perez learn how to make bonelos dagu from Mrs. Gogue, who lives in Merizo. This section is a photo essay of what they learned.

Felis Noche Buena

A descriptive essay about the Christmas Eve and Christmas festivities on Guam, based on the childhood memories of Rita Barcinas.

Measuring the Antigo Way

Inarajan resident, Pedro Mantanona, explains to the students of Antigo how he built his home and several other buildings using his fingers and arms for units of measurements. Though the units of measurements have Spanish names, the CHamoru words for…