Fumio Kimura Ekasi Speaks at Sapporo Freedom School
On 1 December 2020, Kimura Ekasi made a speech in English for a press conference at the Sapporo Freedom School.
CEMiPoS Submits New Set of Comments to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
CEMiPoS researchers have contributed comments on the EMRIP’s Report on the Right to Repatriation of ceremonial objects, human remains,
Videoartist Antonie Frank Grahamsdaughter Publishes Article on Ainu Rights
Distinguished videoartist and journalist Antonie Frank Grahamsdaughter, reported Hatakeyama Ekasi's struggle for Indigenous Ainu people's rights in the Swedish magazine
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 &
