Talk Event on Naoki Prize Winner "Netsugen"
On 30 October, a talk event on Soichi Kawagoe's「熱源」(Netsugen, lit. "heat source"), which was awarded the 162nd Naoki
A Conversation with Tahara Fuci
Last week, journalist Carmen Grau interviewed Tahara Ryoko Fuci, chairperson of the Ainu Women's Association. Tahara Fuci, revered Ainu female
Meeting Kimura Ekasi at Biratori
On 15 October, Carmen and I met Kimura Ekasi, one of the Ainu leaders in the repatriation movement in Japan,
CEMiPoS Statement Against Two Hokkaido Municipalities’ Decisions Over Highly Radioactive Waste
On 9 October 2020, the town of Suttsu in Hokkaido, located along the coast of the Sea of Japan, applied
A Closer Look at a Sign in Upopoy
In December 2019, around 1,300 Ainu human remains were reported to be transferred to the Upopoy Memorial Site from
CEMiPoS Director and Journalist Visit Kamoenai
On 14 October, I drove Carmen Grau, Spanish journalist, to the village of Kamoenai (originally called Kamuy-nai in the Ainu
Flyers for UMinn Web Series on Indigenous Relationship with Nature
Dr. Elizabeth Sumida Huaman has distributed flyers for the remaining events in her online series An Alliance Between Human &
A Conversation with Hatakeyama Ekasi
On 6 August, CEMiPoS Director Maruyama Hiroshi and Koizumi Masahiro, Director of the Sapporo Freedom School, visited revered Ainu leader
An Alliance Between Humans & Creatures: Indigenous Stories of Nature, Healing & Resistance
Dr. Elizabeth Sumida Huaman, Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota, is organizing an online series featuring Indigenous speakers discussing
Ainu Gather for Kamuycepnomi in Monbetsu
In this post, we review the events leading up to the ritual as well as some of the lessons discussed
