CHamoru cultural organization Gi Matan Guma’ is hosting a community share-out event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 4, at the Guam Museum.
The event will culminate the group’s three-week cultural exchange and community-building journey through their creative research project, MALI’E’.
Over the summer, Gi Matan Guma’ members traveled to the homelands of the Peskotomuhkatiyik (Maine), Dzidzilalich (Seattle), Tovaangar (Los Angeles), and Chinook (Portland), engaging in workshops, cultural ceremonies, and exchanges with Indigenous communities.
Mali’e’ refers to a historic CHamoru artform, also known as Kantan CHamurita. Traditionally practiced as call-and-response with improvised verses, Mali’e’ was a way to record events, preserve history, and strengthen relationships.
Founded in 2020 by artists Jeremy Cepeda and Dakato Camacho, Gi Matan Guma’ is dedicated to restoring ancestral knowledge systems through cultural ceremony, language education, art, and creative research.
Camacho shared some background on the journey of Mali’e’ and what to expect from the event.
“This is an opportunity for us to tell the story of this project, which has spanned four and a half years and multiple places,” said Camacho. “So people can expect to hear stories, see footage, and learn more about our process and why it is that we do what we do.”
The event will feature CHamoru artists, cultural practitioners, and community organizers in a multidisciplinary ritual performance activation. Attendees will also be able to purchase original works from the 2025 MALI’E’ cohort.
The event is free and open to the public.
