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2nd Pacific Preservation Summit

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All Are Welcome! Registration is FREE! Come join us in Guam as we bring together heritage preservation professionals, advocates, and communities to the 2nd Pacific Preservation Summit and collaborate and learn from each other on how to protect the heritage of our past with the advances in technology.

Feel free to contact us at 1-671-472-9439 or email jqpreservation@guam.net

From May 24 to May 26, the Guam Preservation Trust hosted their 2nd Pacific Preservation Summit . This year’s theme, “Technology Empowering Cultural Heritage,” brought together hundreds of academics, researchers, professionals, and cultural practitioners from around the Pacific to share their work in the preservation of their people’s history, culture, and traditions. This three day event began with a keynote address by Pale’ Eric Forbes at the Antonio M. Palomo Guam Museum. Afterwards, participants engaged in a series of breakout sessions where they could attend informational lectures from among 20 presenters in the field of preservation. These presentations were held in sites throughout Hagåtña, encouraging participants to explore our island’s capital.

On day two, participants were welcomed back to the Guam Museum where Joseph D. Franquez gave the keynote address on “How to protect the heritage of our past with the advances of technology.” Afterwards, participants were invited to experience the southern part of Guam at the Valley of the Latte. Day three began with remarks from Adelina K. Jose, Consul General of the Palau Consulate, and a keynote address from H. Larry Raigetal. This three day summit was then concluded with a site visit of the Traditions Affirming our Seafaring Ancestry (TASA) Canoe Hut at the Paseo de Susana. Click here to watch the keynote addresses of each day at the Pacific Preservation Summit.

2nd Pacific Preservation Summit

Guampedia’s Culture of Connecting Youth: Education, Preservation, Access

Guampedia’s mission is based on the belief that the future of our island is dependent upon an informed, educated citizenry. Scarce resources result in limited opportunities to learn and understand Guam’s unique history, culture, environment and present-day society. Guampedia exists to provide a comprehensive, accessible resource that will educate the global community and increase opportunities for the enlightenment of our people, allowing us to chart our destiny.

The Guampedia project revolves around education, preservation and access. As an online educational resource - we strive to accurately describe and place the island’s vast heritage in the local and global consciousness - and execute strategies to create resources and programs of quality and integrity through which current and future generations can document and preserve the multi-faceted history and cultural heritage. Providing our island’s youth access to culturally relevant programs and resources from text with photographs to knowledgeable voices of elders who have lived through these events can help to strengthen their connections to Guam’s unique sense of place, fostering stewardship in preserving sites and transmitting stories to agency in charting our destiny.