Ancient Cultures: Ainu
This category is for sites in English related to Ainu culture in Japan, including its lifestyle, origins, history, language, and related topics.
Ainu - Spirit of a Northern People
- Online exhibition of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History exploring the ancient origin of the Ainu, their relations with the Japanese, and the Ainu cultural rebirth.http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/features/ainu/
Ainu Articles
- From the Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Links.http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/ainu.html
Ainu Language and Japan's Ancient History
- Provides a series of documents on the language of this indigenous people as well as the culture of the Jomon period.http://www.dai3gen.net/epage0.htm
The Ainu Museum
- Presents collections of cultural artifacts, performances of traditional dances and ceremonies, and demonstrations of folk arts.http://www.ainu-museum.or.jp/english/english.html
The Ainu of Japan
- Suite 101 Article by Andy Thompson.http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/fourth_world/22057
Ainu-English Word List
- List of common Ainu words and their English translations.http://www.raccoonbend.com/languages/ainuenglish.html
Foundation for Research and Promotion on Ainu Culture (FRPAC)
- Promotes research on the Ainu people, language, and culture, plus the dissemination of knowledge on Ainu traditions. Includes history of organization, events, and Ainu musical samples.http://www.frpac.or.jp/
John Bachelor
- Life story of John Batchelor (1854-1944), an English missionary who became the first westerner to learn the Ainu language, record its grammar in English, and make the Ainu known to the western world.http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~matu-emk/bachel.html
Literatures and Materials of Ainu Language: For Learners
- Provides database of materials related to the Ainu Language and culture, including literature, video, audio, and weblinks.http://jinbunweb.sgu.ac.jp/~ainu/biblio/european.html
NOVA Online - Island of the Spirits
- Companion web site to the NOVA program which explores the Ainu people.http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hokkaido/
The Samurai and the Ainu
- Brief discussion of racial differences from Science Frontiers October 1989.http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf065/sf065a01.htm
Toward a Genuine Redress for an Unjust Past: The Nibutani Dam Case
- Analysis of a case involving the right of the Ainu to be considered an indigenous people, and to enjoy the legal protection of their culturehttp://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v4n2/sonoha42.html
Traditional Ainu Fishing Techniques
- Article and photos by Jean-Philippe Soulé.http://www.voicenet.co.jp/~jeanphi/ngo/indigenous/ainu/ainu.htm