Village Geography
An around the island trip is considered incomplete by many without a stop for soft serve ice cream at this community's gas station
What is Ipan?
His name means "silly" in Chamorro due to negative emotions of colonization, but in reality this chief should be hailed as a hero for his resistance... although most associate him with a beach
Who is Mata'pang?
Have a passport? Thank this 1950 political document signed by President Harry S. Truman, and the numerous activists who lobbied for it
What is the Organic Act of 1950?
This year saw the end of Spanish colonization and the beginning of American colonization
What is 1898?
taya
What is nothing?
The name of this village means "to shine or illuminate", tucked in a valley and connected by road to another village through a fabled bridge
What is Ma'ina?
He said this: "They take us for uncivilized people and look upon us as savages. And must we believe them? Can't we see that under the pretense of instructing and civilizing us that they are corrupting us? That they made us lose the former simplicity in which we were living, and lastly have stripped us of the freedom which is dearer than our very lives."
Who is Hurao?
Ask a manamko who their favorite governor was, and odds are they would mention this Democrat governor whose rule saw Typhoon Pamela. His autobiography was recently published and his wife is also a famous politician
Who is Gov. Ricky Bordallo?
Before Mawar, this typhoon was the last major one to strike Guam in the year 2002 (in December) doing $730 million in damage
What is Typhoon Pongsona?
halu'u
What is a shark?
Confiscation of land by the U.S. Military after the war spelled the end of this village, once a thriving port town that served as Guam's link to the outside world and home to a Pan Am seaplane ramp
What is Sumay?
If CHamoru chiefs participated in track and field, this chief would have excelled at the jumping events... in other islands he is famous for a latte stone quarry
This fierce politician was Guam's first delegate before Guam even legally had a delegate in DC and has an airport named after in his honor
Who is Antonio B. Won Pat?
This holiday is the reason why when the Japanese bombed and invaded Guam in 1941, many survivors recalled being at Mass at the time
What is Santa Marian Kamalen Day?
gamson
What is an octopus?
This road
What is Gov. Carlos Camacho Road?
While Chief Yula attacked the Spanish settlement in Hagatna in 1684, this manachang from Sinahanna joined forces with the Spanish to stop them, showing historical complexities in the CHamoru social order and how some wished to upend it
Who is (Ignacio) Hineti?
This first Chamorro governor of Guam actually was not elected, but appointed and before returning, ran a printing/publishing company in San Francisco. A beach in Tumon is named in his honor
Who is Gov. Joseph F. Flores?
The Spanish political reorganization of Chamorro villages, by forcibly concentrating Chamorros into 5 villages each centered around a Church
What is the reduccion?
lumot
What is moss?
What is Mount Jumullong Manglo (Humuyong Manglo)?
This chief of Tomhom (Tumon) was rumored by some to be the strongest of his time, but some would consider his rival, Chief Gadao, stronger... Either way, don't put those two in a canoe together
Who is Malaguana?
Before there were Democrats and Republicans on Guam, these two early parties were the foundation of Guamanian politics in the 1950s. Name either.
What are the Territorial and Popular Parties of Guam?
Many of the earliest Chamorros to reach the U.S. mainland actually ended up in New England, primarily due to it being a hub for this certain industry. This lucrative industry's ships often stopped in Sumay back in the day and picked up Chamorros to join their crews
What is the whaling industry?
ñangu
What is to swim?