bears, canada, grizzly bears, indigenous people

Fascinating: 3 Grizzly Bear Groups Align With 3 Indigenous Language Groups

Canada is known for its diversity of wildlife. It is home to various predatory mammals, including grizzly bears. There are various species of bears in its territory and provinces that have been co-existing with the various native tribes for centuries. According to the findings of a new study, grizzly bear species are living in the ...

Emma Lu

North American grizzly bear in the snow in Western Canada.

Indigenous Australians’ Epic ‘Superhighways’ Being Mapped

Up to 6.5 million Indigenous Australians used “superhighways” to navigate the continent tens of thousands of years ago. These superhighways have been revealed by new research using sophisticated modeling of past people and landscapes. The new insights into how people not only survived, but thrived, in harsh environments provide further evidence of the capacity and ...

Troy Oakes

Uluru.

History and Traditions of Japan’s Ainu People

The Ainu are the indigenous people of Japan. According to official data, there are about 25,000 living in the country. However, some estimate that the population numbers over 200,000. History of the Ainu How the Ainu people originated is largely unclear. One theory suggests that “Ainu people are remnants of the Jomon-jin, or the hunter-gathers ...

Armin Auctor

The Ainu of Japan.

A Gift From the Gods — Taiwan’s Paiwan Glass Beads

The following is a short story from the Paiwan people, an indigenous people of Taiwan. They are well known for their mastery of glass beads, also referred to as Paiwan glass beads. Once upon a time, the sun deity went down to the human world to look for a nice and beautiful land that was ...

Hermann Rohr

A Paiwan glass bead necklace.