Representatives for the islands of the CNMI and Guam gathered together yesterday to plant five trees at the Man\u2019akmo Center as a reminder of the Chamorro heritage. <\/p>\n
The event took place on the second day of the 3rd Annual Chamorro Conference. This is the first year Saipan has hosted the conference. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a landmark to show people that the conference is a big step,\u201d said Howard Macaranas, director of Office on Aging and one of the organizers of the Chamorro Conference. <\/p>\n
Macaranas said he wanted to do something different, and planting the trees will always be a reminder to people of the Chamorro history. <\/p>\n
The trees were planted in the order representing the island\u2019s location. <\/p>\n
Tony Palomo, a former three-term senator from Guam, planted that island\u2019s tree. <\/p>\n
\u201cFrom my point of view, it\u2019s to keep the relationships together and keep it for the future,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
The trees should remind people that even though Chamorros are spread across several islands, they are all one people.<\/p>\n
\u201cIndigenous people are Chamorros, and we\u2019ve been artificially separated,\u201d he said. \u201cWe might never agree politically, but we can agree socially.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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