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January 25, 2006
GUAM:CHAMORROS READY FOR FIRST PAN-PACIFIC CONFERENCE
"The indigenous people of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Chamorros, are set to meet in March for their first-ever pan-Pacific Chamorro conference. Organisers of the meeting, which is scheduled for the end of March, have been travelling to various islands in the Marianas archipelago to spread the word and gain support from government and community leaders."
From the pages of the Pacific Beat and radio australia, it's reported that there'll be a first ever conference scheduled for the end of March. You can read about same by going to: www. abc.net.au/ra/pacbeat/stories/s1554623.htm
It's an interesting read. Some of the interview sounds like:
"QUINTANILLA: The Chamorro culture has always been there and yes we want to bring it to the forefront and make sure that it is preserved. It is not lost yet. What we're trying to do is ensure that the culture will be there for the generations to come and we want to ensure that the language could be also [preserved]. And so, when we come together as Chamorros we want to make that happen and be able to come up resolutions that we would be able to present to our government to make sure and to ensure that these things are going to be done the right way and preserved for the future generations."
QUINTANILLA: Our mission is to inspire, motivate and empower our Chamorro community and the goal is to promote, preserve and apply traditional knowledge, innovations and expressions of the Chamorro culture.Our objectives are to facilitate methodologies that will relate to the intricacies of authentication with the historical and political evolution of the Chamorros to establish a compilation of data, accomplished by Chamorros and to further research and develop towards the enhancement of the Chamorro community. The third objective is to instil a sense of pride and ownership of our cultural heritage through our Chamorro activities. "
One can hope that the mission is accomplished. Good luck!
Posted by auntiecharo at January 25, 2006 08:11 PM
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