HITA Talk: CHamoru Orthography

GUAM

HITA Talk: CHamoru Orthography

The Guam Museum is honored to welcome Jimmy Teria, Co-chairperson of the CHamoru Heritage Commission, or I Kumision i Fino’ CHamoru yan i Fina’någuen i Historia yan i Lina’la i Taotao Tåno (The Commission on CHamoru Language and the Teaching of History and Culture of the Indigenous People of Guam). Having been reestablished for a year, the Kumision continues its mandate of developing the CHamoru orthography, while now additionally advising on historical accuracies within Chamoru history and culture. Teria will share a brief history of the Kumision and the importance of the CHamoru orthography, and speak more about their current projects and work surrounding CHamoru language practices and indigenous language strategies.