{"id":401236,"date":"2023-11-14T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=401236"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"500-Sails-to-launch-newest-canoe-Den-Yo-Povi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/500-Sails-to-launch-newest-canoe-Den-Yo-Povi\/","title":{"rendered":"500 Sails to launch newest canoe Den Yo Povi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>500 Sails is excited to invite the public to join the launching of its newest Chamorro canoe, a 15-foot duduli named <em>Den Yo Povi.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The celebration will take place on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 11am to 1pm at the Guma Sakman, on the beach directly across from Marianas High School in Susupe.<\/p>\n<p>See, learn, and experience the famous Flying Proas of the Mariana Islands starting at 9am with free rides and cultural fun for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The latest 15-foot Chamorro canoe built by 500 Sails has been painted by Jeremiah Benavente, using designs rooted in Arizona\u2019s Hopi and White Mountain Apache history and culture. <em>Den Yo Povi<\/em>, which means Blue Spruce Blossom, is named for Jeremiah\u2019s mother.<\/p>\n<p>500 Sails is a 501\u00a9(3) and CNMI tax-exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to reviving, promoting, and preserving the maritime cultural traditions of the Mariana Islands through community engagement in canoe cultural values and activities. 500 Sails\u2019 vision is a healthy thriving native community that has successfully integrated traditional cultural values into modern life. Major supporting partners include the CNMI Office of Indigenous Affairs and IT&amp;E. <em><strong><em>(PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/imgupload\/26a8d4020c7b16d4b3bfde0ad696b115.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah Benavente paints the <em>Den Yo Povi<\/em> at the 500 Sails boatyard in Susupe.<\/p>\n<p>-PETE PEREZ<br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>500 Sails is excited to invite the public to join the launching of its newest&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-401236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=401236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/401236\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=401236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=401236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=401236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}