Northern Marianas Humanities Council

Your Humanities in Half Hour - Your Humanities Half Hour Show features 30-minute interviews with community members on various humanities topics, including current research and perspectives from individual involved in cultural preservation and other local initiaves. The episode titled Chamorro Carolinian Death Rituals featuring Malua Peter became the most viewed on YouTube in 2024. YHHH was broadcast on KSPN2, accros various podcast platforms, and on Power 99 Radio every Sunday at 1130 am.

Inafa Maolik-Tipiyeew Matters - Inafamaolik-Tipiyeew IT Matters Project implements the NEHs United We Stand Initiative by engaging the CNMI community in activities exploring community cultural values, perspectives, and experiences related to intergroup biases and conflicts. The Council worekd with Chamorro cultural anthropologist Dr. Theresa Isa Arriola to conduct an online survey aimed at reaching and gathering data from a broad corss-section of the CNMIs population. CNMI high school students contributed by interviewing manamko elders and creating audiovisual recordings of their interviews. The project concluded with a one-day Marianas Values Forum, where Indigenous CNMI community members gathered to review survey results, engage in dialogue, and discuss their implications.