Sunday 9 August is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, a day that celebrates Indigenous knowledge and the achievements of Indigenous peoples in promoting minority rights and environmental protection across the world.
We at the Centre for Environmental and
We at the Centre for Environmental and Minority Policy Studies proudly support protesters throughout the United States and all around the world in their courageous fight against racism in all its forms.
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() Dr. Elizabeth Sumida Huaman, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota, is organizing an online series featuring Indigenous speakers discussing human relationships with nature. According to Dr. Huaman, "Our goal with each session
() This post is the first of a series on this year's Kamuycepnomi. In this post, we review the events leading up to the ritual as well as some of the lessons discussed by
() Asahi Shimbun was one of several national newspapers present at last weekend's Kamucepnomi in Monbetsu. Their article discusses not only the cultural significance of the ritual, but also the fight for Indigenous rights
() Today at 1:15 – 3:45PM (JST), CEMiPoS Director Hiroshi will lead a symposium discussing the history of Ainu-Japanese relations, the threats against Ainu culture that still exist today, and Upopoy‘
() CEMiPoS had the privilege of communicating with Ainu-Hawaiian scholar and educator Māpuana Shizuko Hayashi-Simpliciano, who works in the field of Indigenous language and culture restoration. Māpu shared the above video, a collection of
