Recent Cultural Exchange with 4 arrows and Ainu people’s groups
This newsletter section informs its readers about the recent cultural exchanges with 4 arrows and Ainu delegations. It also speaks on future hopes to send six Nuxalk people back to Japan in the next fall to continue cultural exchanges. Citation: Noohalk News (October 1978). Recent Cultural Exchange with 4 arrows and Ainu people’s groups. No page numbers. Accessed through UBCIC archives. Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*
Letters: Ainu Oppression in Japan
This letter, written by Ainu member and Japanese prisoner, Naohiko Hashine, details a first-hand account of Ainu oppression and treatment in Japan. In it, they offer solidarity to Kootenay Nation and Natives in Canada. Citation: Akwesake Notes, vol. 8, no. 2 (1976). Letters: Ainu Oppression in Japan. Pg. 43. https://www.aidhp.com/files/original/954fcf314dc479751631e8b88edbd6a1.pdf Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*
Native Indians from Japan
This newsletter article informs band members about an Ainu delegation performing traditional dances and showcasing films about their culture on September 7, 1978. Citation: Lex’yem, August (1978). Native Indians from Japan. Pg. 35. Accessed through UBCIC archive. Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*
Ainu, Indian People share experiences
This newsletter section talks about an Ainu delegation which attended a feast and powwow of the Neskonlith Indian band. It mentions Tokuhei Narita and 24 other delegation members speaking about the lived realities of Ainu people in Japan, and links them to Indigenous experiences in Canada. Citation: Indians Today (Neskainlith Newsletter), (October, 1978). Ainu, Indian People share experiences. No page numbers. Accessed through UBCIC archives. Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*
Cultural Center Activity Report
This newsletter section talks about cultural exchanges to Japan. It shows that Emily Schooner was responsible for the coordination of the trips. Citation: Nuxalk News (February, 1979). Cultural Center Activity Report. No page numbers. Accessed through UBCIC archives. Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*
Japan’s Ainu native people group visits Canadian Natives at Bella Coola, B.C.
This article is about an Ainu delegation to Bella Coola that also visited Vancouver, Kamloops, Chase, and parts of the United States. Citation: Pederson, Bob. (February 23, 1979). Japan’s Ainu native people group visits Canadian Natives at Bella Coola, B.C. The New Canadian, n.p. Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*
B.C. visit is cultural link with original people
This article is about an Ainu dance troupe who made a visit to Campbell River and connected with the Kwakwaka’wakw Wei Wai Kum people there. Citation: New Canadian. (April 19, 1983) B.C. visit is cultural link with original people Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*
Mercury Poisoning Coming to B.C.?
An article detailing mercury poisoning from a transnational perspective, linking Grassy Narrows First Nations (and Indigenous peoples coast to coast) and Minamata, Japan. The article includes a photo of Tom Keesick, former chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation, during a 1975 delegation to Japan. Citation: Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs. (April, 1976). Nesika (no volume, no issue), p. 9. Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*
Delegation to Visit China
Doreen Chow of the Native Alliance for Red Power shared details about the practical aspects of the upcoming Native Friendship Delegation to China. She also asks for funds to support the trip. This information is featured in the letters to the editor section. Citation: Chow, Doreen. (1975). Delegation to visit China. BC Association of Non-Status Indians Newsletter, 39, pg. 3. British Columbia, Canada. Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*
Emerging international Native relations — part II: Separating and binding factors among Native peoples
This second installment in a five-part series explores how Indigenous peoples build relationships worldwide, specifically highlighting North American Indigenous diplomacy. This entry focuses on the factors that unite or divide Indigenous diplomacy. The importance of cross-border connections and journeys is emphasized as an essential component of Indigenous movements in the 1970s. Citation: La Course, Richard. (March 13, 1975). Emerging international Native relations — part II: Seperating and binding factors among Native peoples. American Indian Law Newsletter, 8(4), pp. 51-57. University of New Mexico School of Law, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Leave a comment Cancel reply Logged in as Jacquelyn. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message*