It is Guam’s Mes Chamoru (Chamorro month) once again! To kick off our celebration this month, our Saturday morning practice group will be reading the essay I Derechon I Taotao, written by Rosa Salas Palomo and originally published in 1987 as the opening essay to the book Chamorro Self-Determination. At that time, the Guam Commonwealth Act was up for the vote. In this essay, Señora Palomo repeatedly emphasizes the importance of the Chamorro language for our culture, our children, our people, and our future political status.
This post includes the Chamorro text, an English translation, and a Chamorro audio narration by Jay Che’le. Happy reading!
Lengguahi-ta 