Explore the dynamic world of Indigenous-led Trans-Pacific trips and diplomacy with our interactive timeline! As you scroll through entries spanning from the mid-20th century to the present day, dive deeper by clicking ‘continue reading’ to access even more information and credible sources. Our current timeline spotlights the journeys of Ainu delegations departing Japan and First Nations delegations from Canada. In Phase 2 of the project, we will expand the timeline to share even more fascinating stories from Indigenous nations around the globe.
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Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada / Turtle Ilsand On September 5th 1987, eighteen Ainu arrived in Alert Bay. Described by...
Sweden At a folklore conference in Sweden, the Ainu leader Kayano Shigeru had a chance meeting with the ’Namgis Kwakwaka’wakw...
Alaska, USA / Turtle Island After being invited by Inuit visitors to Japan in 1977 to tour North America, twenty-four...
North America / Turtle Island After being invited by Inuit visitors to Japan in 1977 to tour North America, twenty-four...
Ainu Mosir / Hokkaido, Japan In the late 1970s, many different connections between the Ainu and the Indigenous peoples of...
Burnaby Mountain, Canada / Turtle Island When visiting Burnaby in 1986, Kushiro-based Ainu carver Nuburi Toko decided to create a...
Burnaby Mountain, Canada / Turtle Island To celebrate twenty years of the sister-city relationship between the twin cities of Burnaby,...
Campbell River, Canada / Turtle Island In April 1985, Masatoshi Sawai and ten other members of the Ainu Dance Troupe...
Bella Coola, British Columbia, Canada / Turtle Island After being invited by Inuit visitors to Japan in 1977 to tour...