13 Months in Malesso’ Mother Tree which was originally published by

which was originally published by Raulerson and Reinhart in 1991

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After the arrival of the Spanish missionaries in the islands

13 Months in Malesso’ Mother Tree which was originally published by13 Months in Malesso' captures a distinctly CHamoru sense of time and place, and beautifully illustrates the many ways in which the island of Guam nourishes and sustains its people. The book tells the story of how CHamoru ancestors in the Mariana Islands marked time using the phases of the moon and the important seasons in their lives. Months were named to describe seasonal weather and the best times to fish, plant, and harvest food. The book also