Book of Donmon Teith

Describes the history, modern and traditional cultural practices and economies, geographic background, and ongoing oppression and struggles of the Ainu of Japan

Once thought of as a 'vanishing people', the Ainu are now reasserting both their culture and their claims to be the 'indigenous' people of Japan. Race, Resistan

An introduction to the Ainu people of Hokkaido, Japan's original inhabitants, including their history, customs, clothing, food, habitats, and beliefs.

First Published in 1993. This book is the outcome of a project called Intercultural Relations in Japan with Special Reference to the Integration of the Ainu. Th

The volume is aimed at preserving invaluable knowledge about Ainu, a language-isolate previously spoken in Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and Kurils, which is now on the v