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  1. Tiempon I Manmofo'na: Ancient Chamorro culture and history of the Northern Mariana Islands (Micronesian Archaeological Survey report series) by Scott C Russell, 1998
  2. Tiempon I Manmofo'na: Ancient Chamorro Culture and History of the Northern Mariana Islands: An article from: Asian Perspectives

21. A Virtual Travel To The Northern Mariana Islands - Saipan, Tinian, Rota
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Destination Northern Mariana Islands, a virtual travel guide to the islands Saipan, Tinian and Rota. Find information on Marianas' culture, history and geography. Get key information on the islands's economy, education, environment, population, and government.
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Background:
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) is a group of 14 islands in the North Pacific Ocean along the Mariana Trench the deepest location on earth.
Ferdinand Magellan, discoverer by trade, claimed the islands for Spain in 1521. As usual, the following seizure by Spanish colonists was definitly much of a disadvantage for the local inhabitants the Chamorro, they have been almost wiped out. Some centuries later the islands were sold by Spain to Germany in 1899 and remained under the German flag until 1914 when the Japanese moved against the Germans, forced them out and virtually annexed the Islands into the Empire. The islands came under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific. Today the islands with their cultural and historical attractions, world class golf courses, luxury hotels, tropical jungles and colorful underwater reef life, are a destination for vacation trips.

22. Pacific Service Region - Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Comm
The Commonwealth of the northern mariana islands (CNMI) forms a chain of 17 volcanic Although much of the ancient Chamorro culture has been preserved in
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The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
, a chain of 17 volcanic islands, stretches over 375 miles north to south and covers a land area of 181 square miles. There are six inhabited islands, but most of CNMI's 69,221 (Census 2000, U.S. Bureau, IDB) people live on Saipan. Formerly a part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, CNMI opted in the 1970s to form closer ties with the U.S., becoming a commonwealth and a permanent part of the U.S. The people of CNMI are U.S. citizens. Tourism is a major industry and manufacturing is growing rapidly. Culture
Language

The Commonwealth has Chamorro, English, and Carolinian as its official languages. In the non-classroom setting, Carolinians more often can speak Chamorro than Chamorros speak Carolinian. It should be noted also that both languages have linguistic relations elsewhere. The Chamorro language is also spoken in Guam, a U.S. territory. The Carolinian language is linguistically related to languages in the outer islands of Chuuk, Yap, and the Southwest Islands of Palau. Useful greetings are provided with English translations and phonetic pronunciations on colorful Language Cards produced by PREL:
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Chamorro

23. JROTC Program Earning Distinction In Commonwealth Of The Northern
the Public School System in the Commonwealth of the northern mariana islands (CNMI) School Mission/culture “The Rota High School JROTC program is a
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Email: askprel@prel.org www.prel.org JROTC Program Earning Distinction in Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands by Stan Koki* Educational Innovation Product # EI9702
Rota High School JROTC Program
The Rota High School JROTC Buck Battalion was first implemented in 1993-94 with one instructor and an enrollment of 25 cadets. The program now has two instructors and an enrollment of 95 students out of 167 students on the Rota High School campus. The percentage of enrollment is 56.7 percent, an unusually high number in JROTC enrollment in the Pacific region and nation. Presently, the Rota High School Buck Battalion is estimated to be one of the top five enrollment out of 867 schools in the 1st Brigade, which includes the CNMI and other geographic entities. The instructors are Sergeant Major Atalig and First Sergeant Castro. On November 22, 1996, the Rota High School Buck Battalion completed its First Annual Formal Inspection by Sergeant General Major Patrick Lee from the 1st Brigade of the Cadet Command Headquarters. Sergeant General Major Lee conducted one part of a two-part detailed formal inspection.

24. Northern Mariana Islands Council For The Humanities - General Information
the NMI Council for the Humanities in association with the northern MarianaIslands Museum of History and culture presented a symposium which brought
http://cnmi.humanities.org.mp/culture.htm
Reflections On Our Spanish Legacy: A Cultural Journey
O Dewey at Manila
That fateful first of May
When you sank the Spanish squadron
In almost bloodless fray,
And gave your name to deathless fame;
O, glorious Dewey, say,
Why didn't you weigh anchor?
and softly sail away.
No one knows for sure what would have happened if, indeed, Commodore George Dewey had indeed sailed away, but it is safe to say that he would have been court martialed and thrown out of the Navy for disobeying his orders which were to remain and begin the siege of Manila and the ultimate conquest of the Philippines. This took place in May, 1898 and less than a month later, June 21, 1898 to be exact, four American war ships sailed into Guam, informed the stunned inhabitants there that the U.S. and Spain were at war, lowered the Spanish flag, raised the Stars and Stripes, took Governor Juan Marina (and others) prisoner of war and sailed softly away. Guam and its brothers and sisters in Rota, Tinian and Saipan were thus politically separated from each other to travel, so to speak, different political paths together and, as they say, the rest is history.
Dewey's salvos in Manila brought to an end Spain's 230-year reign in the Pacific. While her political and economic sway over the islands was gone forever, she left behind a cultural legacy that still remains very much alive today in the cultures of the Chamorro and Carolinian people. This past November 5th and 6th, the NMI Council for the Humanities in association with the Northern Mariana Islands Museum of History and Culture presented a symposium which brought the public together with a wide range of scholarshistorians, linguists, architects, ethnologists, clergymento take a cultural journey from the time before contact with the Europeans to the day Dewey dropped anchor in Manila bay. The symposium concentrated on the history of those aspects of Spanish culture that are still evident today in the Mariana Islands.

25. Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
SAIPAN IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE northern mariana islands. The extent towhich North American culture has influenced life on Saipan is quite amazing to
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Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, USA
Last updated 1 April 2005
Please note that I retired on March 31, 2005 and no longer live on Saipan. I relocated to Thailand.
This document attempts to answer some of those questions I commonly receive about Saipan and to provide links to a few more sources of information about Saipan. If you have specific questions, I suggest you check Uncle Phil's Saipan Info A-Z first! Another good place to look is the CNMI Guide . Another great link to government and business sites is CNMI.NET . For infromation about Micronesia, check out The Infography about Travel Micronesia . For telephone numbers check out Verizon Pacifica's Web Site Back to the top.
Where the Heck is Saipan?
Saipan, the administrative center of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ), is about a hundred miles north of Guam in the Western Pacific. On your world map, imagine a line drawn due East from the Philippines and another drawn due South of Japan. The lines intersect in the vicinity of Saipan. WonderClub.com

26. Northern Mariana Islands Council For The Humanities
documents and photographs relating to the northern mariana islands held in culture and the Law Forum. This will be a panel discussion moderated by
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27. Books About The Northern Mariana Islands; Tiempon I Manmofona
from either the northern mariana islands Museum of History and culture or An Honorable Accord The Covenant between the northern mariana islands and
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28. History  The First People To Come To The Marianas Arrived Over 3500 Years Ago
Japan took control of the northern mariana islands in 1914, the first year culture. The US citizen population of the northern marianas is predominantly
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Jeffrey Schorr
Field Representative
Keith Aughenbaugh
Systems Accountant Office of Insular Affairs
Department of the Interior
Post Office Box 2622
Saipan, MP 96950
(670) 234-8814 Fax
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History The first people to come to the Marianas arrived over 3500 years ago, probably from Southeast Asia through the Philippines. The south islands were occupied early, the north later. The ancient people evolved into Chamorro people. An ancient trading route between the central Carolinian islands brought ancestors of the Carolinians to Saipan. The first European to arrive in these islands was the Portuguese navigator, Ferdinand Magellan, who came to Guam and Rota in 1521 during his circumnavigation of the world in an attempt to find a route across the Pacific. Spain took possession of the archipelago in 1565 and ruled it for more than 300 years. The first permanent Spanish colony was established in 1668. Spain ceded Guam to the United States following the Spanish-American War, then sold the Northern Mariana Islands to Germany in 1899. Germany acquired these islands primarily to increase their international prestige. German economic development was based on the copra industry. Japan took control of the Northern Mariana Islands in 1914, the first year of World War I. By ratification of the League of Nations in 1920, Japan received a mandate over the islands. This mandate lasted until 1945 with 30,000 Japanese nationals residing on Saipan. The Japanese developed the island largely for sugar production and processing.

29. N. Mariana Islands Culture
N. mariana islands Oceania. culture. The northern marianas is the fastest growingarea in Micronesia. The population has shot from just under 10000 in 1970
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N. Mariana Islands Oceania
CULTURE The Northern Marianas is the fastest growing area in Micronesia. The population has shot from just under 10,000 in 1970 to over 50,000 today, about half of which are resident aliens, mostly from the Philippines, China and Korea. Roughly 75% of the native population is Chamorro, the rest Carolinian. The local culture is a hybrid of native and Spanish colonial influences, with a powerful overlay of popular American trends. English is the official language, though Chamorro and Carolinian are the native tongues and are widely spoken. You'll hear Japanese in most hotels and some shops. Hafa adai is the traditional greeting, though the slang term howzit is becoming nearly as common. The predominant religion of the Northern Marianas is Roman Catholic, especially among the Chamorros and Filipino immigrants. Most cultural activities center around the Catholic church and religious festivities, including annual fiestas in honor of each village's patron saint. There are also Baptist, Methodist, Mormon, Korean Presbyterian, Evangelical and Seventh-Day Adventist churches. Dance in the Marianas ranges from a Spanish-influenced cha-cha popular among the Chamorros to the 'stick dance,' a Carolinian import combining stick beating and foot shuffling.

30. Northern Mariana Islands Visa Information - Tourist Visas, Business Visa, Expedi
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  • 32. Read All About Saipan Tinian Rota Climate Geographical Location
    culture The northern mariana islands exhibit a cultural matrix not unlike anyother modernday global community. The native gene pool has Spanish, German,
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    Saipan : Saipan is the largest island in the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Since the island was formed by a rising coral reef, this tropical paradise offers beautiful white sand beaches with crystal clear water and the natural abundance of fresh clean air. Saipan is home to about 70,000 inhabitants. The natives of the island are the Chamorros and Carolinians.
    The primary commercial area, downtown Garapan, showcases an array of architectural features indicative of Eastern and Western cultural influences. This area boasts an array of shopping venues and restaurants for visitors' convenience. Saipan, a tropical paradise, provides world-class shopping, fine dining as well as a multitude of land and ocean activities. The island is blessed with lush greenery. Natural forest, comprised of endemic floral and fauna species, fill the inland sections of the island, while hotels and residential areas occupy the coastal areas.
    Saipan's historic and cultural sites provide visitors with exciting information about the Spanish, German, Japanese, and American administrative periods, the World War II Battle for Saipan, and equally interesting, information about the Ancient Chamorros and their way of life.
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    Tinian : Tinian is situated six miles southwest of Saipan. It is clearly visible from Saipan's southern and western coastlines. Interisland flights and ferry services are available on a daily basis.

    33. Resources On The Northern Marianas
    northern mariana islands History Lonely Planet World Guide Kiribati, Marshallislands, northern marianas, Papua New nations and culture Gallery
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    34. Guidez.net: Northern Mariana Islands
    northern mariana islands show sights add bookmark culture The northernmarianas is the fastest growing area in Micronesia.
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    36. Ccacwebsite
    The Commonwealth Council for Arts culture (CCAC), was created in 1980, the unique folk heritage of the Commonwealth of the northern mariana islands.
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    Related Links: National Endowment for the Arts National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Department of Community and Cultural Affairs Contact Information: Commonwealth Council for Arts and Culture
    P.O. Box 5553 CHRB
    Saipan, MP 96950
    Tel: (670) 322-9982/3
    Fax: (670) 322-9028
    Email: galaidi@vzpacifica.net History:
    Department of Community and Cultural Affairs
    , through an Executive Order, in an effort to provide arts programs for the community, promote and perpetuate the local folk/traditional arts and enhance opportunities for artists.
    Through a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the CCAC facilitates a variety of annual and special arts and cultural programs.
    These programs include the Flame Tree Arts Festival, Cultural Heritage Month programs and exhibits, Island Artists Exhibit, Tinian and Rota Arts Festivals, Kantan Isla Concerts, All Schools Art Exhibit, as well as, in-school, after-school and summer arts workshops, evening arts workshops, public arts projects, artists in the schools programs, arts documentation, the visual/folk and perfoming artists registry, touring programs, programs for underserved segments of the community and many others. Last year the CCAC facilitated or aided in the facilitation of 103 community arts programs.
    The CCAC maintains offices on Saipan, Tinian and Rota, and the CNMI Gallery for Arts and Culture/Galleri'an Atte yan Kuttura/Imwal Peirighil Melau Me Kko on Saipan and the Vincent Fleming Memorial Gallery on Tinian.

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    38. Northern Mariana Islands Preservation Plan Profile
    Image Commonwealth of the northern mariana islands Preservation Plan Cover Open a Museum of local history and culture;; Organize a public support group
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    PLAN PROFILE
    NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
    Title: Pacific Preservation: The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Historic Preservation Plan
    Northern Mariana Islands Preservation Plan Number of Pages:
    Approval Date:
    January 2, 1997
    Planning Cycle: 4 years Contact Information:
    Epiphanio E. Cabrera, Director
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    Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands 96950
    (670) 664-2571; fax (670) 664-2570
    E-mail cnmihpo@itecnmi.com
    Mission/Vision Statement:
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    PLAN DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES Public Participation Strategies:
    • Input sought from educators, professionals, government and private officials through questionnaires and scheduled meetings;
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    39. Lonely Planet
    northern mariana islands, Back to World Guide index. culture. History. Pre 20c.The northern marianas were settled around 1500 BC by Chamorros who shared
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    The Northern Marianas were settled around 1500 BC by Chamorros who shared cultural ties with Guam's indigenous people. This early group of Chamorros are responsible for the 'latte stones' found throughout the Marianas. Reaching as high as 20ft (6m), these limestone posts are capped with a piece of limestone or brain coral in the shape of a large bowl. Ferdinand Magellan named the islands the Islas de los Ladrones (Islands of Thieves) in 1521; they were renamed Las Marianas upon the arrival of Spanish priest Luis Diego Sanvitores, in honor of the Spanish queen Maria Ana of Austria. In 1668, Sanvitores and five other Jesuits established the first mission in the Marianas, touching off two decades of hostilities between the priests and less-than-welcoming Chamorros. Spanish troops managed to quell the uprising in the late 1680s. In the hopes of more effectively converting the Chamorros, the Spanish relocated most of them to Guam. Most of the natives on Rota, however, managed to hide out in the hills and avoid capture, and today the Chamorros on Rota are the least mixed in the Marianas. Around 1820, the Spanish allowed islanders from the western Carolines to move to the larger Mariana Islands. The Carolinians managed Spanish cattle herds and maintained a presence in the Marianas at a time when Spain was concerned over German intentions in the area.

    40. Guam - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
    northern mariana islands), both Guam and the northern mariana s culture is The northern mariana islands had become a Japanese protectorate before
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    The Territory of Guam
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    In Detail In Detail Territorial motto : Where America's Day Begins Official languages English Chamorro Unofficial languages Japanese (used in business transactions), Tagalog (used in conversation), Chuukese Korean (used in conversation), Hindi (used in conversation) Capital Hag¥t±a Chief of state George W. Bush ...
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    299/km² Independence none (territory of the USA Currency US dollar (USD) Time zone UTC +10 (no DST) Territorial anthem Fanoghe Chamorro Internet TLD .gu Calling Code Apra Harbor from the air Map of Guam The Territory of Guam Gu¥h¥n in Chamorro ) is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated territory of the United States . Its indigenous people are the Chamorros , who first inhabited the island approximately 3,500 years ago. The capital is Hag¥t±a , formerly Agana (pronounced Aga±a). Guam's economy is mainly supported by tourism (particularly from Japan ) and its United States armed forces bases. The latter takes up one-third of the entire land mass of the island. The

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