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Explore " ainu" with insightful episodes like "CHIEF ERNEST ALFRED PART 2", "Delving Deeper into Japan’s Ainu People", "Japan Travel Destination: Hokkaido ft. Kay Allen", "The Ainu and Ryukyuan Peoples" and "Stephen Page and Hunter Page-Lochard 'draw the energy from the earth'" from podcasts like ""Salmonfolk Radio", "Voices in Japan", "Krewe of Japan", "A History of Japan" and "The Stage Show"" and more!

Episodes (17)

CHIEF ERNEST ALFRED PART 2

In this final episode of Season One of Salmonfolk Radio we hear Part 2 of the interview with Chief Ernest Alfred. We talk about the Ainu people on Hokkaido, Japan. We talk about salmon people from around the world. It's just a damn fine ending to Season One!

enOctober 10, 2023

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Delving Deeper into Japan’s Ainu People

Special guest Matt Cotter, a lecturer from New Zealand who teaches Indigenous studies including Ainu and Maori culture joins Ben and Matt and the show.

We talk about Matt’s Maori heritage, how he became interested in Ainu culture, learning Ainu language, what the Japanese Government are doing for the Ainu, and much much more.

If you want to read about some stories about the Maori of New Zealand, check out Matt Cotter’s book, Identity: A Global Issues Narrative.

If you haven't already, listen to our previous episode about the Ainu:

The Past and Present of Japan's Ainu People

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Bearfoot Bar

Located in downtown Sapporo, walking distance from the subway station. There are variety of Japanese made craft bottled beers. A wide range of regular and unique spirits and basic cocktails also available. Burgers and pub style snacks. With friendly English and Japanese speaking staff. https://www.facebook.com/bearfootbar

The Red House

Located in the heart of Rusutsu Ski Resort, just cross the main road and it’s behind the Seicomart Convenience store. The restaurant features a mix of Japanese, Asian fusion, and western Style dishes, including shabu-shabu with wagyu beef and Hokkaido wagyu beef steak. Open winter and summer, 12-3pm for lunch, 5-9pm for dinner, with prices ranging from under Yen 1000 to about Yen 5000. https://theredhouse.jp/

Rusutsu Lodges

Open all year round. Located 5 minutes walk to the main Rusutsu Ski Resort Gondola. There are Japanese, Western, and apartment style rooms with breakfast packages available. There’s a Japanese sento (public bath), two convenience stores less than a minute walk, ski room and tune up tables, plenty of free parking space, and summer BBQ packages available. Check out the website for more information and availability. http://rusutsulodges.com

Hokkaido Guide

Established over 10 years ago, written by locals for locals and international tourists. The guide contains information on all types of businesses and locations around Hokkaido. There's information regarding all things Hokkaido such as sightseeing, nightlife, events, services, food and restaurants, entertainment, outdoor activities, and more. Currently offered in English and Thai, advertising space available. Check out website for everything you need to know about this beautiful prefecture. https://hokkaidoguide.com

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enDecember 18, 2022

Japan Travel Destination: Hokkaido ft. Kay Allen

In this episode, the Krewe are re-joined by a guests from season 1, Kay Allen (Japan National Tourism Organization) to discuss all things Hokkaido! With the distinction of being the largest prefecture in Japan, Hokkaido offers some of the top winter sports experiences in Japan, incredible natural landscapes, and the chance to learn about the culture and history of the indigenous Ainu people. The Krewe and Kay take listeners on a journey through Hokkaido, exploring what to see and do, where to stay, how to travel there, and so much more! If you are planning a trip to Japan (especially Hokkaido) for the future, this is an episode you do not want to miss!

For more on the Japan National Tourism Organization:

https://www.japan.travel/en/

For more on the Japan Society of New Orleans:

https://japansocietyofneworleans.wildapricot.org/

enNovember 12, 2021

The Ainu and Ryukyuan Peoples

We shift our focus to the far north to the ancient Ainu people who lived on Hokkaido and Sakhalin, then to the far south to the ancient Ryukyuan people who live on Okinawan Islands.

Check out the supplementary blog post for more info!

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en-usJune 18, 2020

Stephen Page and Hunter Page-Lochard 'draw the energy from the earth'

Stephen Page, artistic director of Bangarra Dance Theatre, and his talented son (and new dad), performer Hunter Page-Lochard join us for a candid conversation about passing a love of the arts down the generations.

Also, Larissa Behrendt, Rhoda Roberts, Benjamin Law and Scott Rankin discuss moments reconciliation took centre stage, and we learn about the impact of Indigenous Australian plays in Japan.

enJune 02, 2020

Ainu This Was Gonna Be a Terrible Pun.

On today's show, Ollie and Bobby demonstrate how woefully ill-equipped they are to discuss the issues surrounding the Ainu people and the opening of their new culture complex in Hokkaido, plus discuss the spread of Bobby's viral tweet, which, quite frankly, is putting the download numbers of a certain podcast to SHAME. This week's recommended river cruise will finally help young creatives make use of all of that "exposure" they've been trying to live off of, and in our River Cruise news, we end up getting pretty unreasonably angry at indifferent children. Find our message box at japanbyrivercruise.com

Japan By River Cruise

enFebruary 07, 2020

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 Canada and Japan, the Ainu perspective of diplomatic disputes between Japan and Russia, Ainu relations with minority groups in China, and issues arising from the recent bill recognizing Ainu as Indigenous.

enJuly 26, 2019

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 relations in the early modern period, and Ainu relations with other Indigenous populations in northeast Asia.

enJuly 19, 2019

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 social issues confronting the Ainu in Tokyo, before talking about Dr. Watson's recent work with Inuit living in Montreal.

enJuly 02, 2019

Hokkaidō 150 Podcast Episode 4 - Michael Roellinghoff (Toronto)

In this episode, Michael Roellinghoff (Toronto) highlights the American influences in the Japanese settler colonization of Hokkaidō. We discuss the roles of American advisors, such as Horace Capron and William Smith Clark, along with similarities between the colonization of the US West and Hokkaidō, before putting Japanese settler colonialism into a more global context.

enJune 24, 2019

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 settler colonization of the island during the Meiji Period. We discuss the role of capitalism and infrastructural development in Japanese imperial expansion, the impacts of the Meiji Restoration on the Ainu population, conditions for Ainu today, and the ongoing challenges of cultural commodification.

enJune 17, 2019

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 life of Chiri Yukie, a young Ainu woman who transcribed and preserved many Kamuy Yukar before her untimely death in 1922.

enJune 10, 2019

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/.

enJune 03, 2019

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 the Ainu complicates prevailing settler colonial paradigms. This event took place on March 15, 2019 at the University of British Columbia, located on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded land of the Musqueam First Nation.

enApril 16, 2019

Hokkaidō 150 Workshop Audio - Dr. Katsuya Hirano (UCLA)

In this episode, Dr. Katsuya Hirano delivers a lecture entitled "Terra Nullius and Settler Colonization of Ainu Moshir (Hokkaidō)." This lecture was held as part of the "Hokkaidō 150: Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in Modern Japan and Beyond" workshop on March 15, 2019 at the University of British Columbia, located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded land of the Musqueam First Nation.

enApril 16, 2019

Hokkaidō 150 Workshop Audio - Dr. ann-elise lewallen (UCSB)

In this episode, Dr. ann-elise lewallen delivers a lecture entitled "Ainu Women's Technologies of Resistance and the Gendering of Settler Colonialism in Hokkaidō." This lecture was held as part of the "Hokkaidō 150: Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in Modern Japan and Beyond" workshop on March 15, 2019 at the University of British Columbia, located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded land of the Musqueam First Nation.

enApril 16, 2019

Hokkaidō 150 Workshop Audio - Dr. Mai Ishihara (Hokkaidō University)

In this episode, Dr. Mai Ishihara delivers a lecture entitled "The Stolen History of Ainu 'Liminars'." This lecture was held as part of the "Hokkaidō 150: Settler Colonialism and Indigeneity in Modern Japan and Beyond" workshop on March 15, 2019 at the University of British Columbia, located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded land of the Musqueam First Nation.

enApril 16, 2019