Ináfa’maolek yan i Mañe’lu-ta
Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy Commission
The work of the Kumisión would not be complete without the collaboration without sisters and brothers to the north. While Guåhan and the CNMI have been divided politically by our colonizers, we share bloodline and ancestry which predates colonization by thousands of years. These ties make it a mission imperative to explore ways of strengthening communication and cooperation in our collective efforts to preserve and maintain the CHamoru language and culture for generations to come. To this end, we have actively engaged in discussions with the Policy Commission and have jointly participated in the Mariånas History Conference, the NMI Dictionary Project, cultural exchanges, joint meetings and most recently the Indigenous Language Summit in 2023. Our intent is to continue to cultivate this partnership through such joint endeavors. The QR code below will take you to the Chamorro-Carolinian Language Policy Commission website.