Examples of using Chamorros in English and their translations into Arabic
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The question of a recognized separate identity for the Chamorros impinges on the question of self-determination that was included in the Commonwealth Act and in the Guam laws that provide for a process of determining the preference for a decolonized status(see paras. 12-16 above).
The Seminar called upon the administering Power to cooperate with the Government of Guam to develop and promote political education for the indigenous people of Guam, the Chamorros, on their right to self-determination.
The unwillingness of Guam ' s administering Power to grant the Chamorros their inherent right to self-determination was a human rights violation that the United Nations must not allow to persist.
In lieu of land, Chamorros received only Federal sympathy and heartfelt assurances that
The Chamorros now comprise just over one third of the population and play an active role in the political and social life of the island, which has evolved into a multi-ethnic society.
No consideration is given to the fact that almost all Federal lands currently held on Guam were taken from Chamorros without legitimate due process and under circumstances that were in violation of both United States laws and Article 73 of the Charter.
They wanted to be free and sovereign in their own homeland, to decide for themselves their political destiny and to protect and preserve their language and culture for future generations of Chamorros.
As previously reported, the Chamorros comprise just over one third of the population and play an active role in the political and social life of the island, which has evolved into a multi-ethnic society.
One will not find the homeless on the streets of Guam. Chamorros take care of their own. However, what a price they pay! Chamorro families now live three generations together under one roof, most of them with only one bathroom.
More and more Chamorros and islanders were fleeing poverty and inflation, selling their land in the high real estate market and moving to the United States in search of a better life.
Today, the Chamorros comprise just over one third of the population and play an active role in the political and social life of the island, which has evolved into a multi-ethnic society.
In November 2008, the Governor vetoed a bill calling for a new" Indigenous Native Resources Task Force" to work on rules providing the Chamorros with special rights to offshore fishing and harvesting of resources.
The petitioners from Guam urged the United Nations to reaffirm the right of Guam's indigenous people, the Chamorros, to self-determination and asked members to restore the language found in resolutions adopted in the past on Guam to the draft resolution being considered by the Committee.
However, United States citizenship for Chamorros in Guam could be revoked by the United States Congress at any time; Chamorros could vote in local elections,
further marginalize the Chamorros.
The civil rights of the Chamorros must be protected.
In fact the Chamorros were probably patriots in the highest meaning of the word.
project which excluded Guamanians who were not Chamorros.
A representative of a non-governmental organization from Guam raised concerns as to immigration and its displacement of native Chamorros.
When objections are raised by Chamorros, GSA cites recent United States law as a justification for the continuation of current policy.