Typhoon mawar: knowing our history through chant: a marianas cultural memory project [funds will support scholarly, humanities-based activities to document, preserve, and share chant practices,…

This Project Grant award of $100,062 from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Federal/State Partnership program (CFDA 45.129) will support the "Knowing Our History Through Chant: A Marianas Cultural Memory Project" conducted by the Guam Humanities Council. The grant will fund scholarly, humanities-based activities to document, preserve, and share chant practices, which are an important form of cultural heritage and knowledge-sharing throughout the Marianas and greater Micronesia region. This initiative aims to benefit the Chamoru communities of Guam and the Chamorro communities of the Northern Mariana Islands, particularly in low-lying atoll areas threatened by displacement due to Typhoon Mawar and ongoing climate change challenges. The award date is August 1, 2024, with a scheduled completion date of July 31, 2025.

Typhoon mawar: knowing our history through chant: a marianas cultural memory project [funds will support scholarly, humanities-based activities to document, preserve, and share chant practices, important forms of cultural heritage and knowledge-sharing throughout the marianas and the greater micronesia region. Based on a cultural sector assessment conducted following the typhoon, humanities GU?HAN identified a need to document and preserve chant, a vital aspect of chamoru/chamorro culture. The proposed initiative, knowing our history through chant: a marianas cultural memory project, would be of particular benefit to the chamoru communities of GU?HAN and the chamorro communities of the northern marianas in low-lying atoll areas, which were threatened with displacement by typhoon mawar and the ongoing challenges of rising sea levels and the global climate crisis.  ]