Fanachu Archives: Episode 17 (2017): Natives Under Fire (An Emergency Episode)

From the Fanachu archives - here is the seventh ever episode of Fanachu, recorded and hosted by the Godfather and Founder of Fanachu - Manny Cruz way back in 2017. 

Fanachu was started by Manny Cruz through the Media Committee for Independent Guåhan and many of those early episodes were recorded either in classrooms at the University of Guam, at Independent Guåhan events or remotely in peoples' offices.

The election of Donald Trump as President of the United States in 2016, led to the invigoration of a number of federal policies that were oppressively erasing the Chamoru people, their rights, their claims to land, and also militarizing their resources. In response to this trend, Independent Guåhan called on the community to gather at the Respect of the CHamoru People Rally on April 7, 2017 at Adelup. This episode of Fanachu was recorded a month prior to the rally as a chance to vent and gather critical thoughts, and covered a wide range of topics including human rights, sovereignty and land stewardship. The rally was a success and attended by more than 600. 

This episode was produced by Manny Cruz and premiered on Soundcloud on March 23, 2017.

Look out for more episodes from the archives as continue to migrate Fanachu content to new platforms.