Hagatna, Guam
Since the early 1980s Eddie Benavente has been a leader of the fight for self-determination of the Chamoru people, the indigenous people of Guam, who have lived under colonial rule for 400 years. Eddie is the elected Maga'lahi, or chief, of Nasion Chamoru, whose victories include legislation requiring all students in Guam's schools to take courses in Chamoru language and history. Through direct action, including camping out for months in front of government offices, Nasion Chamoru forced implementation of the Chamorro Land Trust Act, passed 20 years earlier to provide Chamoru people with plots for farms and homes. Protests and occupations continue at properties seized by the U.S. military. Nasion Chamoru continually lobbies and organizes around redefining Guam's political status and decolonizing the island. 
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