AinuToday is proud to announce the publication of the world’s first full English translation of the Sapporo District Court’s ruling of April 18, 2024 in Raporo Ainu Nation’s lawsuit seeking recognition of their Indigenous right to fish for salmon. Read it here today!
Image: Traditional cip (dugout canoe) next to modern motor boat in the Urahoro-Tokachi River estuary during the Raporo Ainu Nation’s asiricepnomi (first salmon ceremony) in October, 2023. Photo by Michael J. Ioannides.
