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Amid rising polarization, instruction that fosters the holding of multiple truths is critical. Drawing on classroom-tested activities from university courses, this practical session introduces a repeatable protocol for teaching multiperspectivity, using Ainu representation in Japanese textbooks as an illustrative case. Activities were developed and used in second- through fourth-year Japanese university courses. After examining how state‑centered narratives shape public understanding, strategies are modelled that surface absent voices. Anchored in James R. Doty’s neuroscience on attention, intention, compassion, and “survival‑mode” habits, the approach blends metacognitive "iwakan" check‑ins with reflective questioning, power‑mapping, and audience‑aware rewriting.