Ainu – Indigenous People of Japan
The Ainu are the Indigenous people of Japan. Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan, was previously called Ainumosir, or ‘Land of the Ainu’. This documentary was filmed in Biratori town […]
The Ainu are the Indigenous people of Japan. Hokkaido, the northern island of Japan, was previously called Ainumosir, or ‘Land of the Ainu’. This documentary was filmed in Biratori town […]
Traditional carver Rangi Hetet is one of the last remaining carvers of a group, led by Hone Taiapa, called ‘Kōnae Aronui’. For those who know little about whakairo, the film […]
To receive a moko kauae is to assert a Māori woman’s birthright and identity while celebrating the mana of her whakapapa. In Māori tradition, the head is considered the most […]
The last of the “black-skinned” elders find unique ways to guard their people’s precious history, and rediscover and celebrate their nearly lost identity through Patutiki, the art of Marquesan tattoo
We are the crew of Lata, our Polynesian culture-hero who built the first voyaging canoe and navigated across the Pacific. We use only ancient designs, materials, and methods, and we […]
On August 9, 2016, a young Cree man named Colten Boushie died from a close-range gunshot wound after driving into Gerald Stanley’s rural property with his friends. The jury’s subsequent […]
Five women from the Andean highlands struggle to maintain a traditional and organic way of working the land. The women take on the role of protectors against the industrialisation of […]
The practice of tatau in the Pacific was once the domain of women, yet this ancient female art has been sidelined by history. This is the story of Moana women […]
A songline for 21st century Australia – a fresh look at the Cook legend from a First Nations’ perspective that debunks the colonial narrative and tells of connection to country, […]