Puntan and Fu’una

Puntan and Fu’una, brother and sister, are the Chamorro creation gods. The account of their creation of the world constitutes one of the most important oral histories of the Chamorro people. According to the Chamorro people, a very long time ago, Puntan and Fu’una devised a plan in which their supernatural forces would be put to extremely powerful use.

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