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#DECOLONIZE || She/Her who loves my Islands, who loves the Sea || To Connect, Protect, & Respect our Indigenous Land, Water, & Peoples || #Pasifika Pod Producer

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    1. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
      Replying to @universexpander

      Giiiirl that's LA! Their minimum wage is $12/hr. Guam's is <$9. And other things in comparison to LA are more expensive here (gas, fresh food, etc.). The military and colonization in general have priced locals out of their land and housing.

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    3. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
      Replying to @universexpander

      Raising the minimum wage (a point I agree with completely) isn't going to really help Guam when military pays top dollar for housing here. Rent has crept up so much in anticipation of the buildup. It doesn't have to be this way.

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    5. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
      Replying to @universexpander

      Ahh, if you go through the process of applying and actually qualify for Section 8 housing, that's the closest you can get to a "local rate". And the places that offer it are just...sad. Bad neighborhoods, crappy old apartments, etc.

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    6. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
      Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @universexpander

      You know, comjng from Saipan which has a law that only people of NMI descent can own land, seeing that many of the homeless population on Guam were actually local, it broke my heart. It still breaks my heart. You compare this to LA but I compare it to CNMI.

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    8. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
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    9. brb‏ @djjpogi 16 Apr 2020
      Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @universexpander

      Not saying anything wrong with the idea, but wouldn’t a lot of the people who literally grew up here in Guam who are Filipino with no Chamorro roots be screwed? Or is that something that would be taken into consideration with “decolonization”?

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    10. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
      Replying to @djjpogi @universexpander

      Well the thing is, if you decolonize, then you get to decide who gets access to things like land ownership. I would assume that having the person have residency on Guam for a certain number of years would include settlers like the ones who grew up on Guam and have Guam roots.

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      Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
      Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @djjpogi @universexpander

      Guam is more Westernized in that sense. To me the problem with free ownership or no residency requirement means people with money get to decide who owns the land and it drives prices up and allows Mark Zuckerburgs to swoop in and snatch swaths of land up, develop it & charge more

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        2. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
          Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @djjpogi @universexpander

          As a settler here, would you feel screwed if you couldn't own land and more natives owned land? Genuinely curious.

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        3. brb‏ @djjpogi 16 Apr 2020
          Replying to @Lani4Pasifika

          That question is very ultimatum-ish. I can’t say anything to that because I was born here. I didn’t claim a place here or decide to settle here, nor did I have the conscious decision to grow up here. But if you’re asking me should I lose my home to someone just because they are..

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        2. brb‏ @djjpogi 16 Apr 2020
          Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @universexpander

          I see, there seems to be a lot of opposition because many Chamorros are only talking about their land and not including those who’ve lived here all their lives or just consider this home. Not taking away anything from the native people of course.

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        3. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
          Replying to @djjpogi @universexpander

          Of course. Technically I'm a settler here as well. I can buy land here! But you can't in Saipan. I feel if in CNMI they moved to having land laws that included settlers, I'd be cool w/ it. I respect them & their families. You have to love a place if you wanna own land there.

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        2. brb‏ @djjpogi 16 Apr 2020
          Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @universexpander

          Also as with anything, there should be more of a list of solutions or FAQ. Too many misinformed people out there that don’t see any benefits for those outside of the bloodlines of Being Chamorro.

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        3. Lani Mermaid‏ @Lani4Pasifika 16 Apr 2020
          Replying to @djjpogi @universexpander

          Absolutely. I guess we haven't hung out enough for us to discuss, but let's do it! I'm no expert but we got Google lmao and I got friends to ask.

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