Report on the Seminar of the Indigeneity Research Unit, GSI

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The seminar of the Indigeneity Research Unit was held online on 21 January 2022, with the aim of discussing possible research and collaborations between unit members. Prof. Hirofumi Kato (Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies, Hokkaido University, Japan), introduced four possible research areas to be explored by members that could be conducted during the 5-year timeframe of the Global Station for Indigenous Studies and Cultural Diversity (GSI), namely: (i) Defining indigeneity and related issues (political, social, cultural); (ii) Contemporary concerns facing Cultural Diversity; (iii) Perspectives on diversity in historical interpretation; and (iv) Indigenous repatriation (Indigenous rights, international repatriation, Indigenous participation). Discussion time was also allocated toward developing the first-year plan with particular focus on joint research in Hokkaido Prefecture, online seminars and seminars aimed at including and educating young scholars, GSI sessions at international conferences and joint publications. Members were encouraged to share any additional topics of interest for discussion.