Toshiaki Inoue

INOUE Toshiaki

Professor (Department of International Culture)

area of expertise: Cultural anthropology, Northern indigenous peoples' Research (gift theory, the relationship between development, resource management, environmental conservation and indigenous peoples' lives)

Job title

Student Support Committee Chair

Main subjects

Comparative Cultural Seminar I, Comparative Cultural Seminar II

Research Themes and Keywords

Minority, food culture, gift theory, development and environment

Final academic background/degree

University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of History and Research, PhD course, Master of Arts (Arts)

Licenses/Qualifications

Curator Qualification, High School Teacher Level 2 Ordinary License (Social Studies), Junior High School Teacher Level 1 Ordinary License (Social Studies)

Affiliated academic society

Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology, Society of Historical Anthropology, Tokyo Metropolitan University Society of Social Anthropology, International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences, International Society for Hunter-Gatherer Research

Major achievements

Inoue, Toshiaki (2024) "The History and Present of Northern Athabascan-Guittin Society: The History of Relations with External Societies and the Meaning of 'Tradition'," Nobuhiro Kishigami (ed.), Indigenous Cultures of the North Pacific: History, Language, and Society (pp. 148-163), Rinkawa Shoten.
Toshiaki Inoue (2022) "The Tradition of Mentoring Education in Alaska Native Community and Its Application to Youth Support Activities," Josai International University Bulletin, No. 28-3, pp. 1-19.
Inoue, Toshiaki (2016) "Traditional Food Distribution and the Social Significance of Potlatch in Alaska Native Societies," Nobuhiro Kishigami (ed.), Rethinking the Theory of Gifts: Why Do Humans Give to Others, pp. 92-117, Rinkawa Shoten.
Inoue, Toshiaki (2011) "Transnational Indigenous Societies: Intergovernmental Council of Indigenous Peoples Working to Improve the Yukon River Basin Environment," Hiroyuki Matsumoto (ed.), Anthropology of Marine Environmental Conservation (National Museum of Ethnology 97) (pp. 141-167), National Museum of Ethnology.
Inoue, Toshiaki (2009) "Alaska's Indigenous Peoples and Oil Development," Nobuhiro Kishigami (ed.), Development and Indigenous Peoples (Minpaku Practical Anthropology Series 7) (pp. 305-330), Akashi Shoten.

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Extracurricular activities

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) “The ‘Reunion’ of Northern Athabaskan Material Cultural Artefacts Located in Japan and Their Source Communities” Principal Investigator; National Museum of Ethnology Collaborative Research Project “Study on the Utilization of Materials Related to the Northern Dene (Northern Athabaskan) in the Collection of the National Museum of Ethnology” Principal Investigator; Special Visiting Faculty Member, National Museum of Ethnology; Research Collaborator, Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples

Social contribution activities

Yachimata Local Self-Reliance Support Council Advisor/Executive Committee Member

Message

In college, try to actively engage with a wide variety of people—not only to understand them, but also to help them understand you. What you learn from these experiences will surely become a treasure you’ll cherish for a lifetime.