Daughters of the Island: CHamoru Women Organizers of Guåhan and Other Writings Chamoru culture it represents the imperative and

it represents the imperative and obligatory Indigenous project of decolonizing and indigenizing histories in academia and beyond

while tackling modern-day issues including the importance of preserving the CHamoru language and culture

2020 Independent Publisher Book Awards Bronze Medal recipient for Best Regional Non-Fiction for Australia/New Zealand/Pacific Rim

This work aims to articulate the mindscape of an indigenous CHamoru consciousness through ec(h)o literature: literature that interprets signs in the natural environment as echoes from ancestors

Daughters of the Island: CHamoru Women Organizers of Guåhan and Other Writings Chamoru culture it represents the imperative andDaughters is a critical study of the historical roles and contributions of CHamoru women in Guhan and their complex negotiations of the shifting cultural and political landscapes of kostumbren CHamoru under Spanish, American, and Japanese colonialisms. Writing from the authoritative vantage point as hgan hga blood daughter, and based on extensive oral history and archival work, Souder weaves a story of CHamoru womens resilience against western