{"id":307828,"date":"2019-09-12T06:06:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T20:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=307828"},"modified":"2019-09-12T06:06:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T20:06:20","slug":"19-traditional-healers-given-posthumous-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/19-traditional-healers-given-posthumous-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"19 traditional healers given posthumous honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a bid to honor healers who practiced and taught the traditional healing arts in the CNMI, the Indigenous Affairs Office, with the Inetnun \u00c5mut yan Kutturan Natibu\/Mwiischil Safey me Kkoor Aramasal Faluw, gave posthumous recognition last Tuesday to 19 traditional healers in the CNMI.<\/p>\n

Among those recognized during the Native Medicine Week proclamation signing at the Office of the Governor was local healer Juan Quitugua Kapileo, whose legacy is being continued by his youngest son and, hopefully, by his grandson, Kyle. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of my grandpa. If he is alive, he would be happy that he got this,\u201d said Kyle Kapileo last Tuesday.<\/p>\n

It had already been 10 years since Juan Quitogua Kapileo passed away but when he was alive, he served the community as a healer for 30 years. <\/p>\n

\u201cTraditional healing is very important in our culture. If they teach me [how to heal], I will accept to continue the legacy,\u201d Kyle Kapileo said. <\/p>\n

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Gov. Ralph DLG Torres pose with the families of the 19 traditional healers who were given posthumous recognition by the Indigenous Affairs Office at the Governor\u2019s Office last Tuesday. (IVA MAURIN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aside from Juan Quitugua Kapileo, the local healers who were also recognized were Victoria Borja Aguon, Edward Aldan Ayuyu, Emilio Aldan Ayuyu, Rosa Tanin Castro, Juana Santos Dela Cruz, Magdalena Lairopi Mettao, Tony Pialur Omar, Dionisia Saures Saralu, Aguida Pangelinan Sablan, Regina Sablan, and Rosa Somorang Roppul-Warakai.<\/p>\n

IAO is making it a mission to recognize local healers for their efforts to promote health. <\/p>\n

\u201cHealth is very important, and these are people that have gone out of their personal time to make time for the community\u2026to help them,\u201d IAO resident director Roman Tudela said. \u201cThey may have passed on, but we have family members that are still around who can receive the recognition on their behalf.\u201d <\/p>\n

Also awarded the posthumous recognition were Margarita Songao Atalig, Beata Duenas Mendiola, Carmen Cabrera Rangamar, and Carmen Matagolai Toves on Rota; and Carida Ogo Kiyoshi, Jesse Salas Mundo, and Henry Deleon Guerrero San Nicolas on Tinian. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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