Canoe Reconstruction at Guma Higao
Fundraising campaign by
Piailug Seafaring Academy
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US$1,180.00Donated So Far
Campaign Story
On June 7, 2021, all who call the Marianas home woke up to sad news from Saipan. The Guma Higao was damaged in a fire and the 35-foot canoe within it was destroyed. We of the Piailug Seafaring Academy on Guam are deeply affected by this loss. We slept by this canoe and under this guma and can still remember the smell of the wood. With both an indomitable and yet humble spirit Palu Tony Piailug and Juan ‘Mamis’ Castro immediately decided to rebuild for the Festpac 2024 voyage.
Our ancestors have always believed that a canoe is truly a family member within our traditional oceanic beliefs. A canoe provides villages with food, with purpose, and is a way of life. A canoe is not truly owned by one person or family, but rather the community that helps create it and whose lives are supported by it.
The apprentices of the Piailug Seafaring Academy stand ready to assist Palu Tony and Juan in the carving of this new canoe, but we need your help. Please consider donating to support our cause.
All donations will go directly towards much needed supplies and getting apprentices to Guma Higao to assist in carving the canoe.
We appreciate your love and support with not just our movement but the movement of our peoples in perpetuating our culture. TOGETHER, WE CAN DO THIS!
Please contact PJ San Nicolas at 480-6775, at [email protected], or on Instagram
@piailug_seafaring_academy
Organizer
- Piailug Seafaring Academy
- Campaign Owner
Donors
- Rip L
- Donated on Jun 13, 2022
- Anei Brewster
- Donated on Jun 13, 2022
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Donors & Comments
- David Garcia
- Donated on Jul 08, 2022
Kamusta mga kaibigan at kapatid. So sorry to hear about the fire. Wishing you everything you need to reconstruct the canoe. I hope we see each other someday when all the canoes reunite.
- Rip L
- Donated on Jun 13, 2022
- Anei Brewster
- Donated on Jun 13, 2022
- Guest
- Donated on Jun 12, 2022
- Juan
- Donated on Aug 03, 2021
- Chris Lukas
- Donated on Jul 13, 2021
As a sailing instructor from Connecticut, I have a deep respect for traditional Pacific sailing and navigation. I hope to see you continue to preserve your culture for future generations; and wish you the best in this time of difficulty.
- Maria Kottermair
- Donated on Jul 11, 2021
Glad you decided to rebuild the canoe. Keep up the great work!
- Carmela Resuma
- Donated on Jul 10, 2021
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 10, 2021
- Anonymous
- Donated on Jul 10, 2021
Kamusta mga kaibigan at kapatid. So sorry to hear about the fire. Wishing you everything you need to reconstruct the canoe. I hope we see each other someday when all the canoes reunite.