Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan
- 2019
- 1h 20m
The Ainu are an indigenous people living in the northern part of Japan, especially on the island of Hokkaido. Being relatively autonomous until the 19th century, they suffered a strong press... Read allThe Ainu are an indigenous people living in the northern part of Japan, especially on the island of Hokkaido. Being relatively autonomous until the 19th century, they suffered a strong pressure to "modernize" and to assimilate to the Japanese "national culture", starting with the... Read allThe Ainu are an indigenous people living in the northern part of Japan, especially on the island of Hokkaido. Being relatively autonomous until the 19th century, they suffered a strong pressure to "modernize" and to assimilate to the Japanese "national culture", starting with the era of the Meiji Restoration. Today, most younger Ainu have no relation to their ancestor... Read all