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THE Office of the Governor cannot shut down the constitutionally created Indigenous Affairs Office, says Chamorro culture advocate Lianna S. Hofschneider.
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THE Office of the Governor cannot shut down the constitutionally created Indigenous Affairs Office, says Chamorro culture advocate Lianna S. Hofschneider.
LOCAL artists and educators gathered in Susupe on Saturday to celebrate Chamorro culture.
Listen to the story. Dakota Camacho is a Seattle-based dancer and musician with roots in Guam. Their quest to understand their ancestral history led to the development of a unique hip-hop style. Credit: Share Every year on July 21, people in the US territory of Guam commemorate “Liberation Day,” the day in 1944 when American forces invaded the island, retaking it from Japan at the end of World War II. But for the Indigenous people of Guam — or Guåhan in the Chamorro Native language — Liberation Day, with its military parades and solemn speeches, is not a day to celebrate. ...