CNMI Indigenous Affairs Office

27/10/2026

🥳Congratulations 🎊🎉 on your book launching to our CNMI Authors🙌🏽👏🏽🫶🏽

Si Yu’us Ma’åse’ Siñora Carmen S. Taimañao yan Siñot Manuel Borja for this beautiful Kantan Chamorrita book!❤️📖🎶
What an amazing treasure for our community to cherish and enjoy! This book reminds us of the unique songs, stories, and traditions our grandparents shared during family gatherings, friendly conversations, and special moments together.
Kantan Chamorrita is more than just a collection of songs. It is a living connection to our roots, our language, our memories, and the generations who came before us. Through these songs, we preserve the beauty of our Chamorro heritage and ensure that our cultural traditions continue to live on in the hearts of our children and future generations.
May we continue to embrace, celebrate, and pass on these precious treasures of our culture.
🤩Biba i Kutturan Chamorro!❤️🎶🇲🇵

22/10/2026

Shouts out Saipan Mayor’s Office Staff Crew and Saipan Mayor Siñot RB Camacho 🙏🏽

22/10/2026

Si Yu’us Ma’åse’, Mayor of Saipan, Siñot RB Camacho🙏🏽🌿

Our heartfelt appreciation to you and, most especially, your dedicated staff for clearing and brush-cutting two of our Ancient Burial Sites. Your time, hard work, and support are truly appreciated as we continue to care for and preserve these sacred places that hold deep cultural and historical significance for our people.
Protecting and honoring our ancestral heritage is a shared responsibility, and we are grateful for your assistance in keeping these sites accessible and respected for future generations.
Si Yu’us Ma’åse’ for your support and commitment to preserving our cultural heritage!🙏🏽🌺

21/10/2026

Si Yu’us Ma’åse’ Honorable David M. Apatang,
Governor of CNMI 🙏🏽🇲🇵

19/10/2026

🤩Congratulations to all 2026 Governor’s Humanities Awards Recipients🎉🎊👏🏽🙌🏽

🎉 Congratulations to the six recipients of the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬!

• 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐫 — 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐍𝐌𝐈 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, for producing the three-part Exploring Latte in the Marianas documentary series.

• 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐆𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐨 — 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, for his scholarship on the care of cultural belongings and ancestral remains, and the sonic connections between Lålai and Basque traditions in Guåhan.

• 𝐊𝐢𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐕𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫 — 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, for decades of service and for preserving hundreds of Micronesian government documents, educational materials, and historical records.

• 𝐊𝐲𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐨𝐧-𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐨 — 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬, for his work as a techa.

• 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐡 — 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, for nearly a decade of teaching at Northern Marianas College and his work as editor-in-chief of Proa Publications.

• 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫 — 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐧-𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, for sharing her seamanship knowledge with students through 500 Sails’ Lalåyak program.

Join us in celebrating these awardees and their contributions to the humanities, history, culture, and traditions of the Northern Mariana Islands.

17/10/2026

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16/10/2026

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COTA Activated to Take Residents to Typhoon Shelters

SAIPAN — The Commonwealth Office of Transit Authority has activated emergency transportation to take residents to typhoon shelters on Saipan, Tinian and Rota as Champi approaches.

In a public notice issued with the Office of the Governor and Lt. Governor at 8 a.m. Saturday, COTA said it is fully equipped to help all community members. Its vehicles and drivers are also ready to carry wheelchairs and mobility devices and to accommodate people with mobility needs.

Residents who need a ride to a typhoon shelter can call the Emergency Operations Center State Warning Point at (670) 237-8000 or (670) 664-8000.

COTA asked the public to keep taking necessary precautions and stay safe.