Every canoe across Micronesia are identical to one another there’s no reason to be upset by this.

@@islandguy6928 I understand what you're trying to say but each Micronesian island has there unique way of building a canoe and im not mad im just saying if the guy in the video said it the canoe was build from a chuukese guy from polowat then why did they say the canoe is from guam bro I was raised on guam and guam don't have any canoe cause the people who build those traditional canoes are my people

@@ropejeek9538 This uniqueness of building a canoe is found all over our region.You sure? Sounds like you are.Met countless of your countryfolk claim the same thing how Mau Piailug and his people are somewhat “chuukese”.Glossing over the fact Yapese&Chamorros are much older.The well known navigators&canoe builders in all Western Micronesia are the Yapese.Their influence spread far and wide.

@@ropejeek9538 In reality ancient Micronesians shared knowledges with one another.This self centered mentality is irrelevant.

@@islandguy6928 bruh my people came from the outter islands of yap of satwal and I’m from the outter island of chuuk and the outter islands of chuuk is different from the inner lagoon or as u say the main islands.and same thing as the main islands of yap there culture and costom are way different from the outter islands of yap and the way they build their canoes and if your gonna talk to me about canoes I know about canoes I been sailing since I was young I’m from the outter island of chuuk called tamatam close to polowat and our people rely on navigation and outrigger canoe and for u to know we all know about canoes we all know that Marshallese canoes are the fastest canoe and the outter islands of yap and chuuk have the bigger canoes.

Well we did come from the same people

Critico Tingka you say I’m not samoan😂 dawg I’m mixed the fact that you assume is funny asf

Critico Tingka you say chamorus don’t share similarities wit polynesian people whatsoever, know yo facts cuz you sound dumb😂

Critico Tingka know you’re history and facts before talking 😂 you’re right about chamoru being closer to Micronesia, maybe that’s because they Micronesian ? 😂

Critico Tingka duh you stupid cuz they mah people too😂 are you dumb or are you dumb 😂 don’t assume shii if you ain’t know shii😂

Critico Tingka I agree wit you on that ! I really do. But they are part of the Austronesian group just like many other islands in the pacific

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I love you ❤️. Jk but thanks for putting a point I’ve been tryna say

Jillyn Ashworth hating bitch??? 😂😂😂

Jillyn Ashworth shut the fuck up white girl😂😂😂

Jillyn Ashworth think again philippines has more islands than micro, poly, mela put together. Also pacific seafaring, tattooing, and language was likely originated from philippines.

If you look up how big the Chamorro used to be you will find your answers. Chamorro people before the Europeans arrived were tall, big boned, and muscular. Since then Chamorro have been mixed with others, Europeans, Asians and other Austronesian groups, the life in which Chamorro people lived changed, the Chamorro diet changed and affected them physically. The Chamorro were "among the strongest homo-sapiens to have ever walked the earth" as some scientists have described. The bones of our ancestors are still among the biggest as yet to be discovered to this day. Cranial lobes on the skulls of our ancestors are only found in two groups in Oceania, the Chamorro of the Marianas, and the Tongans of Tonga. Both these groups are ancient and probably share a close common ancestor. The physical purpose of cranial lobes on the back of the skull is to hold the extra muscle of the upper part of the human body. These people were fit and big, "rivaled only by neanderthals" when compared to other humans. Please, take the time to research.

You obviously haven’t been to Guam then lol. There are some big and tall people here. They’re just not shown as much or as well known.

In fact Chamorros can be so big and tall they’re mistaken for Polynesians lol

@@openingshift7070 Some people really said "Chamorros are Wannabe Polynesians" Like foo do some research😂😂 They don't know sheet about the similarities and differences between all of the island nations🤦🏽‍♀️

@@unaiapaka1646 us chuukese from the lagoon island we are the smallest people in pacific Filipinos and Vietnamese are taller than us even our ancestors are 4 feet and almost 5 feet tall

waveriderz I read and speak tagalog, and there are good amount of chamorro that are very similar to tagalog not just spanish.

AMM0beatz it’s called the austonesian language we are one people for crying out loud Indonesians Micronesian Polynesians Philippines and many more lands that speak the austonesian family’s language the only thing that separates us between pacific people and southeast Asians are the cultures also the pacific people are also big

AMM0beatz you do know that 90% of the people living on Guam are Filipino right? So yes the Chamorro learned a lot from the filipino language since the Spain colonization

Do you speak Chamorro? Tagalog? Ilokano? Liguistic analysis of the Chamorro dictionary found that 55 percent of the entries were of Spanish origin. Indonesian languages also share many similar words with Philippine languages and Chamorro. And are part of the same language group. To say that more than 60 percent of Chamorro words are mixed of Tagalog and Ilokano is ignorarant.

Are you sure? Do you speak it? Or did you just get it off google? Cuz coming from a person who speaks it, it’s not 60% it’s similar but not that similar. It shares words with Tongan and samoan and spanish. not more then 60% is mixed with Tagalog and ilokano. Actually take the time to study and research, not online, actual research with the speakers of the chamoru language.

You don’t get fooled, but that’s kinda to late already

Critico Tingka I agree. Chamorro is not similar to Tongan or Samoan. If you look at the languages, Chamorro and Palauan aren’t really related to the languages of the rest of Micronesia and Polynesia. I apologize @devince -johricio. not trying to make you mad.

Cuz Spain was controlling all of us

manuel50618 lol. really? hahaha...well, i guess so...lol

Sorry bud but its no hawaian

Kam _ frrrrrr

Most are ignorant as hell lol

For good reason

How?

@@islandguy6928 those canoe ain't from guam those canoes are from the outer islands of yap and chuuk like the guy said and I don't even know why they saying it's a chamorro canoe

@@ropejeek9538 Micronesian canoes are identical to one another.It doesn’t make a scrap of difference.We all share the tradition of seafaring&canoe building.It doesn’t exclusively belong to one tribe.

In Spanish books there are drawings of the Chamorro canoes that look exactly like the ones in the video. Again, we did come from the same people and we are in the same region of the pacific which is a reason we may have similar almost identical traditions or in this case, canoes

How can you say that the knowledge of canoe building was stolen from your people? If you want to look at the people whose knowledge and abilities were STOLEN, THEN it is correct to say that the knowledge that our people (Chamorros) had of canoe building and sailing were taken away from us was due to Spanish rule. However, we don't cry about it; rather, we want to revive it! It was because of the wise men of YOUR long line of POLU that WANTED to "SHARE" this knowledge with US and for that matter, anyone who is interested. Let me ask, and PLEASE do not get offended by what I have to say because this IS NOT my intent. My INTENT is to point out why you should be PROUD that some of the POLUs of your people is helping us. You say that you come from a long line of POLU, which means that YOU HAD or still have the opportunity to be one (a master navigator), BUT for whatever reason, YOU decided NOT TO follow in the footsteps of your Paternal (FATHER'S) traditions................ THIS is not uncommon............. Many young people of every generation want change. Many prefer and enjoy internet and TV, rather than being woken up at all times of night (night after night) to learn how the stars move in the sky and memorize the different constellations; Many have enjoyed eating at McDonalds, Wendys or Dennys (to name a few); Many prefer to drink western beer like Bud or Miller Lite rather than making and waiting for the homemade brew because its too much work and takes so long; Many would prefer to wear western clothes like jerseys of their favorite sports team, instead of wearing the traditional clothes of their island. I can go on and on and on, but the bottom line is..... the POLUs are getting very old and are worried about what will happen when they are gone! what will happen to their knowledge, if they don't pass it down to anyone. So you see, there is wisdom in THEIR DECISION......All I can say is, YOU should do what you need to do to keep this knowledge alive. That's all my brotha...do what you need to do, so the pride of the Chuuk people will continue! Peace out

I wish you the best of luck my brotha. It will be a great day to see your dream come to fruition! It will definitely spark interest and pride among your people. Through your example, it will bring another generation of caretakers for the Great Lakes!

Great. Even Micronesians discriminate against another Outer Micro island. Well has it ever occurred to you that the people of (Micro,Polynesia) come from East Asia and is why we may have the same way of sea navigation and canoe building !

Kam Sablan I think Western Micronesians such as the Mariana's (including Guam), Palauans, Yap (Only the main island of Yap) are actually different than Eastern Microneisns such as Chuukese (Including outer islands of yap), Pohnpeians, Kosraens, Marshallese and Kiribati. Eastern Micronesians have the same matrilineal culture and similar languages and they are very different from Western Micronesian language and culture. they even tested DNA that proves that we are actually separate people. Western Micronesians migrated eastward from the Philippines. Eastern Micronesians migrated westward and up from The Fiji and the Solomon islands.

Kam, respectfully can you explain a little more about your statement because I'm not sure what you are trying to say... is it the bad talk or East Asians share the same ideals: or is it both. Just want to understand.

Incorrect it depends on what part of the Carolinian islands . Now of you are talking about satawal island than yes . But chuuk? There's a big difference but if you are talking about today than you are wrong becuase we don't do that on Christmas we Chuukese & all the other states of the federated states of Micronesia worship God and give thanks to Jesus on Christmas. Things change.

yeah cause you're obviously all of those things at once !! ignorant

Kam _ how about you shut up

How? These people are trying to find their roots. Copying is what you think? All islands in the pacific have similar dance moves what makes you think these people are different ? Because they are actually trying to find the real them? What if it was the real them? You don’t know that and I don’t know that. So instead of bashing on these people give them a break because they aren’t stealing or copying. If you think that then might as well say that all pacific islands copied eachother.

So Guam people fabricate a cultural identity that doesn't exist because they don't like who they really are. Greate.

They don’t need one. They just want it. Not all cultures need one. We got our own stuff

Wannabe attention seeker!!!

Worry abt that foot fetish of urs😹😹😹