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
Asahi Shimbun Covers Kamuycepnomi
Asahi Shimbun was one of several national newspapers present at last weekend's Kamuycepnomi in Monbetsu. Their article discusses not only
On the Importance of Global Indigenous Resistance and Empowerment
Sunday 9 August is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, a day that celebrates Indigenous knowledge and
CEMiPoS Director Participates in Upopoy Symposium
Today at 1:15 – 3:45PM (JST), CEMiPoS Director Hiroshi will lead a symposium discussing the history of Ainu-Japanese
Ainu in Diaspora Share Their Stories
CEMiPoS had the privilege of communicating with Ainu-Hawaiian scholar and educator Māpuana Shizuko Hayashi-Simpliciano, who works in the field of
CEMiPoS Director Interviewed for Feature on Upopoy
LifeGate interviews CEMiPoS Director Hiroshi Maruyama in their feature article on Upopoy, The Symbolic Space for Ethnic Harmony, as they
CEMiPoS Statement on the Opening of the Upopoy
Download the statement as a PDF here. Japan has a number of national museums officially endorsed by the government and
CEMiPoS Submits Comments to the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
CEMiPoS researchers have contributed comments on the EMRIP’s Study on the Right to Land under the UN Declaration
