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  1. The history of the CHamoru people dates back 3,000 to 3,500 years, when seafaring peoples migrated from Island Southeast Asia and settled in the Marianas. But history would eventually draw divisive lines that have permanently etched not just the political landscape of the Marianas, but the social and cultural landscape of its people.
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    Chamorro people - Wikipedia

    The Chamorro people are the Indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, politically divided between the United States territory of Guam and the encompassing Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Micronesia, a commonwealth of the US. Today, significant Chamorro populations also exist in … See more

    Precolonial society in the Marianas was based on a caste system, Chamori being the name of the ruling, highest caste.
    After Spain annexed … See more

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    Early Chamorros
    The Chamorros are commonly believed to have arrived in the Marianas Islands from the Philippines c.1,500 BC. They are most closely related to other See more

    Chamorro culture has over the years acquired noticeable influences from Spanish, Mexican, American, Japanese, and Filipino cultures, as well as the presence of fellow Oceanic (mostly Micronesian) groups. Influence from the German era in the … See more

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    Angel Santos (born 1959), Chamorro Rights Advocate & former Guam Senator
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    The Chamorro language is included in the Malayo-Polynesian subgroup of the Austronesian family. Because Guam was colonized by Spain for over 300 years, Chamorro has acquired many loanwords from Spanish. An example is how the traditional … See more

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    According to the 2010 census, 148,220 Chamorros are living in the United States, mostly from Guam, but also from the Northern Marianas and Saipan.
    The early Chamorros who migrated to the US were Guamanians who moved in the first decade of the … See more

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  4. A Brief, 500-Year History of Guam | Smithsonian

    Aug 15, 2017 · It was 500 years ago, in 1521, when Ferdinand Magellan’s ships, weary and hungry, pulled up to this island, beginning 300 years of Spanish conquest. Nowadays most Americans, if they...

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  6. Learn About Guam's Chamorro People | Local History …

    The Mariana Islands appear to have been continuously occupied by people who shared the same culture and language that eventually became known as Chamorro. Guam’s history is also one of multi-colonialism, with the last 400 …

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  8. CHamorus: A People Divided - Guampedia

    Jun 20, 2024 · The history of the CHamoru people dates back 3,000 to 3,500 years, when seafaring peoples migrated from Island Southeast Asia and settled in the Marianas. But history would eventually draw divisive lines that have …

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  10. 3,500 years of Chamorro history | Guam News

    Apr 10, 2016 · The site is rich in scientific data that tell the story of how the remote Mariana islands evolved over the last 3,500 years. The scientific evidence spans from at least 1500 BC through...

  11. CHamoru DNA Studies and the Origin of the CHamoru …

    Jun 29, 2024 · While archeological evidence supports the idea that the Marianas may have been settled as early as 3,500 years ago by people from Island Southeast Asia (modern day Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan), there …

  12. Exploring Guam: Discover the Chamorro’s Culture and …

    Feb 26, 2024 · Guam’s tumultuous history is etched in the landscape through many historical sites and monuments that commemorate key events and figures in Chamorro history. From Spanish colonial forts to World War II battlefields, …

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