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Oct
13
Sara Ajnnak's Joiks Transport Audience to Sápmi

Sara Ajnnak's Joiks Transport Audience to Sápmi

Sara Annak's clear voice echoed through the Sakima Art Museum in Ginowan, Okinawa, accompanied by the indigenous peoples depicted in
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Sep
29
From Ramen Alley to politics of care: encountering Ainu heritage in Hokkaido

From Ramen Alley to politics of care: encountering Ainu heritage in Hokkaido

When I stepped off the plane at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido, I was greeted by a gust of cold
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Sep
21
Welcome to the exhibition ‘Resistance and Resilience’ by two contemporary Indigenous artists: Tomas Colbengtson and Antonie Frank Grahamsdaughter

Welcome to the exhibition ‘Resistance and Resilience’ by two contemporary Indigenous artists: Tomas Colbengtson and Antonie Frank Grahamsdaughter

A view from the roof of the Sakima Art Museum, photo by Tomas ColbengtsonThe legacy of colonialism remains evident in
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Aug
19
Upcoming: 'Resistance and Resilience' exhibition at Sakima Art Museum

Upcoming: 'Resistance and Resilience' exhibition at Sakima Art Museum

Photo: Sakima Art Museum from its websiteWe are honoured to be co-hosting the 'Resistance and Resilience' exhibition with the Sakima
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Aug
08

Join the 2025 Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change

From the Future Earth site: "The third Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change (GIYSCC) will be held 9 August
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Aug
03
Converging Activism, Research, and Art for Decolonizing Futures: Final Conference Report

Converging Activism, Research, and Art for Decolonizing Futures: Final Conference Report

Photo by Aika HigashimoriFrom July 11 to 13, 2025, the final international conference Decolonizing Futures was held on mainland Okinawa.
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Jul
19
Global Conversations, Local Commitments: Decolonising Futures in Okinawa

Global Conversations, Local Commitments: Decolonising Futures in Okinawa

Photo: Madoka Hammine at Okinawa International University, 13 July 2025.
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Jul
15
Reimagining Justice: Final Decolonizing Futures Seminar Unites Art, Activism, and Indigenous Knowledge in Okinawa!

Reimagining Justice: Final Decolonizing Futures Seminar Unites Art, Activism, and Indigenous Knowledge in Okinawa!

Photo: Aika Higashimori, 12 July 2025Kamrul Hossain (Adjunct Professor at the CEMiPoS, and Research Professor at the Arctic Centre of
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Jul
10
CEMiPoS Statement on the Genocide in Gaza and the Ethics of Academic Solidarity

CEMiPoS Statement on the Genocide in Gaza and the Ethics of Academic Solidarity

As a research organization committed to decolonial, anti-racist, and justice-based work, we stand in full solidarity with the Palestinian people
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Jul
02
BOOK OF ABSTRACTS for Final Okinawa International and Interdisciplinary Seminar now available!

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS for Final Okinawa International and Interdisciplinary Seminar now available!

We are delighted to announce that the Book of Abstracts for our upcoming international and interdisciplinary seminar is now available!
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