An unnamed CHamoru weaver from Guam prepares items woven using coconut leaves
An unnamed CHamoru weaver from Guam prepares items woven using coconut leaves
Summary
A prewar image of a CHamoru peskådot posing with a fanihi or fruit bat.
A prewar image of a CHamoru peskådot posing with a fanihi or fruit bat.
Fanihi were a regular part of the CHamoru diet for millennia, but have become highly endangered due to overhunting, loss of habitat and the brown tree snake.
It isn’t clear how many fanihi are left in Guam, since they often fly back and forth between Guam and Rota.
They have been declared an endangered species and it is now illegal to hunt or harm in any way the fanihi in Guam.
Guma’Yu’os San Jose in the village of Inalåhan, Guam.
SummaryGuma’Yu’os San Jose in the village of Inalåhan, Guam. This photo was taken in 1945, less than a year after the end of the World
Former Governor of Guam, Paul McDonald Calvo
SummaryFormer Governor of Guam, Paul McDonald Calvo, passed away last week at the age of 90. As a member of one of the most prominent