
Hokkaidō 150 Podcast Episode 7 - Dr. Scott Harrison (APF)
In this episode, Dr. Scott Harrison (APF) reviews international relations between Canada, Japan, and Northeast Asia from the perspective of Indigenous issues. We discuss Ainu-related ties between Can...
26 Jul 201916min

Hokkaidō 150 Episode 6 - Dr. Noemi Godefroy (INALCO Paris)
In this episode, Dr. Godefroy (INALCO Paris) retraces early ties and interactions between Ainu and mainland Japanese dating to prehistorical times. We discuss protohistorical linguistic ties, trade r...
19 Jul 201920min

Hokkaidō 150 Episode 5 - Dr. Mark Watson (Concordia)
In this episode, Dr. Mark Watson profiles the Ainu minority living in Tokyo, noting the discrimination and ostracism they face. We discuss the history of Ainu migration out of Hokkaidō along with soc...
2 Jul 201917min

Hokkaidō 150 Podcast Episode 3 - Dr. Katsuya Hirano (UCLA)
In this episode, republished from the Meiji at 150 Podcast, Dr. Katsuya Hirano (UCLA) underlines the racialization and dispossession of the Indigenous Ainu inhabitants of Hokkaidō during Japanese sett...
17 Jun 201936min

Hokkaidō 150 Podcast Episode 2 - Dr. Sarah Strong (Bates)
In this episode, Dr. Strong recounts the cultural significance of Kamuy Yukar, Ainu epic tales of spiritual beings. We discuss Ainu oral history traditions, the cultural role of Kamuy Yukar, and the ...
10 Jun 201918min

Hokkaidō 150 Podcast Episode 1 - Dr. ann-elise lewallen (UCSB)
Learn more about The Fabric of Indigeneity, and read an excerpt here: https://sarweb.org/the-fabric-of-indigeneity/.
3 Jun 201916min

Hokkaidō 150 Workshop Audio - Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot (UBC)
In this episode, panel discussant Dr. Sheryl Lightfoot reacts to themes raised in the "Hokkaidō 150: Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in Modern Japan and Beyond" workshop, noting how the case of th...
16 Apr 201912min





















