From the Desk of Guam’s Historian: CHamoru oral histories
Guampedia.com March 2021 Newsletter CHamoru oral histories are a powerful tool in the interpretation of our sainas (elders), finaloffan (past) and hinanau (a journey). For more than five decades, I have emphasized using Finu’håya (CHamoru language) in understanding and learning of the CHamoru finaloffan and hinanau. There is no alternative since our saina did not write their past. In CHamoru, there is a very powerful proverb, Ti Mamaigu’ Si Yu’us (God does not sleep!). In learning and understanding CHamoru history, I...