‘Stolen land’ and ‘I do not consent’ are just a few of the words shared during some emotional testimony given at the Guam legislature Tuesday.

Maria Hernandez May, a descendant of the original landowner of Litekyan said, “We do not consent. Our ancestors would not consent to further harm being done to the land and more construction for yet another facility on sacred land.”

“And whose property are we talking about? Is it the Navy again or is it ours? Why are we subservient to the military? They should be paying us rent. If you take the fair market value of Guam, $10 million a year is not a high price because we are the tip of the spear, we are a target,” said supporter, Tony Sablan. 

The discussion over Resolution 325 which would urge the Governor and the Guam delegate to join senators in calling out the Department of the Interior and the Department of the Navy.

The goal is essentially to preserve Litekyan, one of the most valuable cultural sites in the Marianas Archipelago, by identifying an alternative location for the Ritidian Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center and its associated facilities.

Participants also told senators 900 football fields of CHamoru land has been destroyed for this military buildup.