Funded by an Administration for Native Americans (ANA) grant, the goal is to train eligible members of the local workforce to document the CHamoru language and culture through collecting, analyzing, and piecing together CHamoru knowledge in Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Twenty will be chosen to participate in the two-year program that will provide training in language and cultural documentation, interviewing, historical document analysis, translation, transcription, and how to apply what they will learn toward CHamoru language revitalization.

During the first year, program participants will take a total of six University of Guam courses under the CHamoru Studies and Education programs. The tuition for the courses will be entirely paid for by the grant and will be at no cost to the chosen program participants. In addition to the courses, the curriculum will include various workshops and webinars.

In the second year, participants will have the opportunity to apply their training by carrying out their own language and/or culture documentation projects under the supervision of the grant’s research associates.

The program is looking for applicants who:

1. Are proficient in the CHamoru language
2. Commit time to the two-year program
3. Have enthusiasm for language and culture documentation and revitalization

Applications received by 5 p.m. on May 23, 2023, will be given priority.

For more information, contact:

Dr. Kenneth Gofigan Kuper at kuperk@triton.uog.edu with a CV/Resume and a cover letter addressing the three criteria stated above.