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Cross-Pacific neighbors touch hands for first time

March 24, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On March 12, a delegation of American Indians and representatives of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture traveled to Hokkaido, Japan, visiting four different regions, in an effort to support the revitalization of cultural heritage of the Ainu, who were formally recognized by Japan’s government in 2008 as Japan’s indigenous people.

Filed Under: Cultures Tagged With: 2008, 2010, Ainu Box, Ainu Burke Box, American Indians, Barbara Aoki Poisson, Burke Museum, Kurile Islands, Native Americans, Neah Bay, Northwest Asian Weekly, Philippa Fogarty, Sakhalin Island, Seattle, Squaxin Island, Two Ainu, Vol 29 No 13 | March 27 - April 2, culture, japan, language

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