An image of Tollai Talaifak or Taleyfac Tollai Åcho’ (stone bridge) in Hågat, Guam (circa 1967). An image of Tollai Talaifak or Taleyfac Tollai Åcho’… Read More »Tollai Talaifak or Taleyfac Tollai Åcho’ (stone bridge) in Hågat, Guam (circa 1967)
Typhoon Karen in 1962 Young CHamoru children at their family’s ranch in Talofo’fo’ in the wake of Typhoon Karen in 1962. Na’fansåsafo’ hamyo todos gi… Read More »Typhoon Karen in 1962
The road from Hagåtña to Piti in 1917. The road from Hagåtña to Piti in 1917. With Hagåtña as the capital and the port in… Read More »Hagåtña to Piti in 1917
The religion of Ancient CHamorus The religion of Ancient CHamorus was focused around the veneration of ancestors, who upon death became aniti or ancestral spirits… Read More »The religion of Ancient CHamorus
Taotaomo’na are ghosts who live in thick woods and their food is mushrooms. In 1919, a young CHamoru woman named Julia Martinez attending the Guam… Read More »Taotaomo’na are ghosts who live in thick woods
“Umehaggan” or “to hunt turtle” by Dawn Lee Reyes. “Umehaggan” or “to hunt turtle” by Dawn Lee Reyes. The green sea turtle of “haggan” has… Read More »“Umehaggan” or “to hunt turtle” by Dawn Lee Reyes.
A prewar image of Humåtak youth at the village’s outdoor library. This was the first public library of any sort created in the southern half… Read More »A prewar image of Humåtak youth at the village’s outdoor library
The Girl Scouts were first formed on Guam in 1935 The Girl Scouts were first formed on Guam in 1935 by teachers and students at… Read More »The Girl Scouts were first formed on Guam in 1935
Sella Bay was a village known as Sidya prior to Spanish colonization What is today known as Sella Bay was a village known as Sidya… Read More »Sella Bay was a village known as Sidya prior to Spanish colonization
The Ko’ko’ or Guam Rail is endemic to Guam The Ko’ko’ or Guam Rail is endemic to Guam, meaning that originally it could only be… Read More »The Ko’ko’ or Guam Rail is endemic to Guam