Literally even the difference in usage of Nåna suggests we are not a monolith
for my (traditional) fam, we use Nang. In Guåhan, many use the word for Mother for Grandmother. That's just how it is.
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Replying to @80roberto @_taotaomona_
Lol! Perhaps so. My thoughts now are everyone has different ideas of culture, so coming into discussions by making blanket statements about each other is a tough one to follow through on because our lived experiences of culture + level of colonization differs from one to another.
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And by colonization here I mean mostly mentally, with regards to education/brainwashing the Amerikan system does to our youth. Also, logic isn't something I was taught until after I made mistakes. Hurts the ego lol. These are great thoughts though! I love hearing your views Drew.
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Replying to @Lani4Pasifika @80roberto
This viewpoint of mine came after YEARS of reading into things more. I try to remember now that our 18 yo's, 22 yo's, even 25 yo's don't have the same blessings of crazy curiosity + resourcefulness + passion to get answers as I do. I shouldn't expect them to. This isn't "bad".
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Do I expect them NOT to make blanket statements about Chamorus tho? Hell yeah! "Our manåmko all lost the language" is NOT applicable in the NMI for example. I try to avoid this now too. Itnreally involves an awareness of each other though that we didn't grow up having cultivated.
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