| Directory > Regional > Asia > Japan > Society and Culture > Ancient Cultures > Ainu 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
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The Ainu Language
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.
http://ramat.ram.ne.jp/ainu/
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Foundation for Research and Promotion Ainu Culture (FRPAC)
Includes guide to foundation's establishment and organization, and provides information on events,
Ainu cultural information, Ainu Culture Center in Tokyo, and audio materials.
http://www.frpac.or.jp/english/e_index2.html
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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/
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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/
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Literatures and Materials of Ainu Language: For Learners
Provides database of materials related to the Ainu Language and culture, inlcuding literature,
video, audio, and weblinks.
http://jinbunweb.sgu.ac.jp/~ainu/biblio/european.html
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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
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The Ainu of Japan
Suite 101 Article by Andy Thompson.
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/fourth_world/22057
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Traditional Ainu Fishing Techniques
Article and photos by Jean-Philippe Soulé.
http://www.voicenet.co.jp/~jeanphi/ainu/
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The Samurai and the Ainu
Brief discussion of racial differences from Science Frontiers October 1989.
http://www.science-frontiers.com/sf065/sf065a01.htm
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Ainu Photos
Four small candids taken by Michael Smith.
http://oracle5.home.infi.net/ainu.htm
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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
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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 culture.
http://www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw/issues/v4n2/sonoha42.html
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Ainu Articles
From the Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Links.
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/ainu.html
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Ainu-English Word List
List of common Ainu words and their English translations.
http://www.CoastalFog.net/languages/ainuenglish.html
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The Ainu - Japan's Indigenous People
The Ainu culture, and the historical majority (Japanese) attitudes towards it.
http://www.jlgc.org/jlgcnews/025/ainu.htm
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