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The Ainu Museum - http://www.ainu-museum.or.jp/english/english.html
Presents collections of cultural artifacts, performances of traditional dances and ceremonies, and demonstrations of folk arts. |
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Ainu - Spirit of a Northern People - http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/features/ainu/
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. |
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Ainu Articles - http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/ainu.html
From the Alaska Native Knowledge Network. Links. |
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NOVA Online - Island of the Spirits - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/hokkaido/
Companion web site to the NOVA program which explores the Ainu people. |
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Foundation for Research and Promotion on Ainu Culture (FRPAC) - http://www.frpac.or.jp/
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. |
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Literatures and Materials of Ainu Language: For Learners - http://jinbunweb.sgu.ac.jp/~ainu/biblio/european.html
Provides database of materials related to the Ainu Language and culture, including literature, video, audio, and weblinks. |
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Ainu-English Word List - http://www.raccoonbend.com/languages/ainuenglish.html
List of common Ainu words and their English translations. |
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The Ainu of Japan - http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/fourth_world/22057
Suite 101 Article by Andy Thompson. |
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Ainu Language and Japan's Ancient History - http://www.dai3gen.net/epage0.htm
Provides a series of documents on the language of this indigenous people as well as the culture of the Jomon period. |
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John Bachelor - http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~matu-emk/bachel.html
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. |