HAGÅTÑA (The Guam Daily Post) — The Guam State Historic Preservation Office and Adahi i Manaotao-ta Mo’na are searching for families with Pago Bay ancestors.
The two organizations are looking specifically for descendants of families who used to live along the coast of Pago Bay, especially on the side leading up to Yona, AIMM said in a press release.
“AIMM is facilitating communication between the descendant families and the SHPO regarding plans to reinter manaotao mo’na (CHamoru ancestral remains) disturbed by construction activities over the past few years,” AIMM said in the release.
AIMM, an Indigenous CHamoru activist organization, believes that what happens to ancestral remains is a decision that should include the voices of their descendants, the people connected to the land on which the remains were found.
AIMM now serves as the burial council for Guam and will be summarizing the feedback from descendant family representatives in a report to the SHPO, the organization said.
Descendant representatives of Pago Bay families who would like to be a part of the discussion are asked to contact AIMM via email at aimmadahi@gmail.com.
Pago Bay is seen Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.
