Olivia Doyle

Olivia Doyle

Dec
20
Dialogues between Ainu, Ryukyu Peoples and Japanese Academic Associations Ends without Full Apology for Colonial Harm

Dialogues between Ainu, Ryukyu Peoples and Japanese Academic Associations Ends without Full Apology for Colonial Harm

On 7 June 2024, two months after the first dialogue on the Ethical Guidelines for Research on the Ainu People
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Nov
13
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Final Decolonizing Futures Conference in Ryukyus/Okinawa

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Final Decolonizing Futures Conference in Ryukyus/Okinawa

Final Okinawa International and Interdisciplinary Seminar on Decolonizing Futures: Research, Art/Film and Activism to Establish an Era of Hope
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Nov
10

CEMiPoS Submits Petition to Stop the Construction of Military Base at Henoko and Oura Bay

source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/20/japan/okinawa-base-relocation-work/During the 2024 Decolonizing Futures conference, participants drafted
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Nov
06

OFFER YOUR INPUT: The Commission for the Ethical Treatment of Human Remains Seeks Feedback

(Copied from the American Anthropological Association Website) In establishing the Commission for the Ethical Treatment of Human Remains in 2022,
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Sep
23

An Interview with CEMiPoS Researcher Seira Duncan and Karafuto Ainu Descendant and Historian Kazuyoshi Honda

(Transcribed from the IASC Youtube Channel) Kazuyoshi Honda discusses his research pertaining to Karafuto/Sakhalin Ainu. The interview was conducted
Aug
15

Highlights from Decolonizing Futures: Transforming an Era of Environmental Catastrophe, Poverty, Hatred, Discrimination and Violence into an Era of Hope

The Second International Seminar, titled "Decolonizing Futures: Transforming an Era of Environmental Catastrophe, Poverty, Hatred, Discrimination and Violence into an
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Jul
21

CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITY: Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change

Global Indigenous Youth Summit on Climate Change | Future EarthFuture EarthCEMiPoS researcher Seira Duncan has shared a call for registration to
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Jul
20

Indigenous or ethnic minority? Ryukyuans in Okinawa and the U.S. Military bases!

By Kamrul Hossain On 12-15 July 2024, the Centre for Environmental and Minority Policy Studies (CEMiPoS), a Sapporo–based think
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May
20
Ainu and Ryukyuan activists host  public meeting with Japanese academic societies to decolonise ethical guidelines authorised by the Ainu Association of Hokkaido

Ainu and Ryukyuan activists host public meeting with Japanese academic societies to decolonise ethical guidelines authorised by the Ainu Association of Hokkaido

On 13 April 2024, Kimura Fumio, who has spearheaded the repatriation movement of Ainu human remains following the passing of
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Nov
16
Researchers from four continents gather in Okinawa Island for the first time towards decolonizing futures

Researchers from four continents gather in Okinawa Island for the first time towards decolonizing futures

Carmen Grau, 14 November 2023 Researchers from Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean participated in the International Seminar
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