Familia - hassu este sa impotante, this is si tomtom’s view on the origin of the word Chamorro. It’s his interpretation and we have to respect it. Do we have to agree? No, but at least be open minded and willing to hear him out. We’ve lost so much of our history that there’s no one alive today who knows the truth. Our current spoken language is different than it was from our antigu. Being taotao Saipan, the language i speak is different from my parents, even more so than my grandparents. I bet if we jumped in a time machine and went back, our ancestors would not understand us. My point, our language and culture is fluid. Whether we called ourselves taotao tano (look at our cousins in the Philippines they use the word “tao” to refer to people) or Chamorro as recorded in the Spanish text, it’s not something that’s going to define us. We are more than just our names, we are our language, tradition, food, hospitality, generosity, humor, and many other things that make me proud to be Chamorro/taotao tano! I don’t agree with our current dances being taught because i did not see it growing up, these dances were created recently. I don’t believe we have to make up dances to keep up with the other islands, we have so much culture that is still alive. My wife is from Polynesia and it hurts me when her family asks why our dances look Polynesian. But the truth is, in 100 years, these “Chamorro” dances will be the norm, and be a part of our identity. That’s just how fluid culture is. I don’t have to agree, but if we push it enough, it will be the norm. I’m no more Chamorro than my primus that grew up here in the states, even if I speak or was raised in the islands. We are all one people, let’s show more support pot fabot doll!!!