[NEWS] Five Indigenous links: Ainu, Mayan cards, food culture, hip-hop, translation

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• Japan Today notes that the Ainu, the indigenous people of the northern island of Hokkaido, are set to be recognized by the Japanese government as indigenous.


• Atlas Obscura looks at the decks of Mayan playing cards created by the Soviet Union.


• The Conversation reports on how Indigenous food cultures in Canada can be used to better understand the environment and its changes.


• Brielle Morgan at The Discourse reports on the Indigenous, political hip-hop of Diana Hellson.


• CBC reports on the experiences of Priscilla Bosun, official Cree-language translator in the House of Commons.