Ainu Ancient Cultures Society and Culture

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• - Includes guide to foundation's establishment and organization, and provides information on events, Ainu cultural information, Ainu Culture Center in Tokyo, and audio materials.
  
• - Provides a series of documents on the language of this indigenous people as well as the culture of the Jomon period.
  
• - From the Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Links.
  
• - Four small candids taken by Michael Smith.
  
• - Suite 101 Article by Andy Thompson.
  
• - 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.
  
• - 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.
  
• - List of common Ainu words and their English translations.
  
• - Presents collections of cultural artifacts, performances of traditional dances and ceremonies, and demonstrations of folk arts.
  
• - Companion web site to the NOVA program which explores the Ainu people.
  
• - Analysis of a case involving the right of the Ainu to be considered an indigenous people, and to enjoy the legal protection of their culture.
  
• - Brief discussion of racial differences from Science Frontiers October 1989.
  
• - Article and photos by Jean-Philippe Soulé.
  
• - Provides database of materials related to the Ainu Language and culture, including literature, video, audio, and weblinks.
  
• - Basic sentences and numerals in Ainu, with corresponding downloadable sound files and English equivalents. Bilingual site (Japanese and English). Also, some sociolinguistic information on the language.