2021 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
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CURRENT EVENTS ON GUAM PLACE NAMES
- April 27, 2021 - Kumision to Meet This Week on Southern Village Names (The Guam Daily Post)
- April 15, 2021 - Dr. Robert Underwood Talks About Changing Guam Village Names with Pauly Suba (Newstalk K57)
- April 13, 2021 - First Public Hearing for Guam Place Names Project (PNC News)
- April 9, 2021 - Bill Changing 'Inarajan' to 'Inalahan' Signed Into Law (PNC News)
- April 7, 2021 - Kumisión to Host Public Hearings for Guam Place Names Project (PNC News)
- March 14, 2021 - More CHamoru Names for Villages Considered (PDN)
- March 11, 2021 - "To Sustain and Perpetuate Our CHamoru Tradition': Inarajan Name Change Supported (PDN)
- March 4, 2021 - Village, Neighborhoods Could Shift to CHamoru Names (The Guam Daily Post)
- February 14, 2021 - Villages to be Restored to their Original CHamoru Names (PNC)
- December 29, 2019 - Mayors Seek First-Language CHamoru Speakers for Place Name Projects (PDN)
PUBLIC HEARINGS
April 13, 2021 - Public Hearing on Southern Village Names (held at Agat Community Center)
View Public Hearing: Part I: Kumisión Presentation
View Public Hearing: Part II: Public Testimonies
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
St. John's School Mes CHamoru Event
On March 16, 2021, three board members of the Kumisión I Fino' CHamoru celebrated Mes CHamoru with the students and teachers of St. John's School. Dr. Laura Souder, Dr. Robert Underwood, and Saina Hope Cristobal gave presentations on various topics pertaining to CHamoru culture, history, language, and our island's natural environment. Dr. Robert Underwood presented on the I Na'an Lugåt Guåhan project, encouraging students and teachers to reflect on the significance of the places they live in as well as the origin of those place names.
