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Kutturan CHamoru Foundation

Lålai CHamoru - CHamoru Chanting

Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles County Asian/Asian-American/Pacific Islander Oral Traditions/Language Pacific Islander 2024

About the Organization

The Kutturan CHamoru Foundation 30th Anniversary Gala in Long Beach, Calif. Copyright photo by Manny Crisostomo

Kutturan CHamoru Foundation (KCF) is a multi-generational, award-winning organization and one of the oldest and most esteemed CHamoru groups in the continental United States. Based in Long Beach, California since 1993, our organization represents the CHamoru community, the indigenous people of the Mariånå Islands, a Micronesian archipelago in the Pacific politically split between the United States territory of Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariånå Islands (CNMI). We have partnered with communities across the United States and the islands and serve as a fiscal sponsor to mentor and incubate other Påsifiku initiatives. For over 30 years, we have provided free educational programs in CHamoru language, dance, music, and culture to over 25,000 people of all ages and ethnicities annually.

Living Cultures

Our “Uritao” – warriors create a “Galaide” – canoe to sail forward out into a new journey across the Pacific. Credit to Fua Mantanona

2024

Ta Fan Apåtte CHamoru Immersion Camp

Drawing from the cultural strength of i Manaina , the ancestors, Ta Fan Apåtte CHamoru Immersion Camp provides students ages 12+ a weekend of cultural and traditional teachings, including expression through dance, music, art, film, and language. Funding will support costs for student participation, meals, lodging, and other logistics.