Hi Ken,
How can I contact you directly?
I'm really interested to do a short documentary about the Ainu rebels and wonder how I can get in touch with them. I don't read Japanese so I can't get any information from their website. Any help would be great. Thanks for the great write-up on the Ainus.
Jules
Hi Jules, Thanks! I'll email you, but just in case, my email is gonglinjian@yahoo.com
Hi, wonderful article about the Ainu. I wish that I could learn more about them- their culture, clothing, way of life etc. It's very hard finding info about them anywhere. The Ainu remind me of the Native Americans, who also shared a tragic past, very sad.
I agree with Sam. I'm a native american descendant in Costa Rica, Central America. And for me it's very sad how people here use to think that spaniard or latin legacy is more important than any other. Many mestizo(spaniard-native mix) never give importance to their true american origins, and prefer to never recognize this as part of their own, just because being native is synonym of being ignorant, poor and uglier than being white. It demotes their society status, and many times people could laugh about it. That's why I really identify and understand the Ainu people. It's very good to hear they are retrieving their culture from the dark, just like many of us are struggling here in the Americas.(Shouldn't it be just one continent?)
hi naomi borthwick here i like the ainu's n poor amercans their wonderful land stolen.
Ainu art does not really resemble celtic art to me as much as Northern Native American on the northwest coast. Tribes such as the Tlingit, Kwakiutil. The tapering rectangle lines that form animal shapes and swirls are recognizable. Google it, man. Celtic Knotwork interweaves in more of a single line braid. Compare the Book of Kells to art from the northwest coast.
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