People / group

Chamorro people

Also known as CHamoru

The Chamorro are the indigenous people of the Mariana Islands, including Guam, whose ancestors settled the islands about 3,500 years ago. They built latte stone house foundations and lived by fishing and farming. Spanish colonisation from 1668, war and disease reduced their numbers sharply, but the Chamorro language and culture survive, and they form the largest ethnic group on Guam.

Chamorro people
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Chamorro people. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chamorro-people
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“Chamorro people.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chamorro-people. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Chamorro people.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chamorro-people.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Chamorro people’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/chamorro-people (Accessed: ).

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