By: AadiAryaPurushaz(Himavat)

AadiAryaPurushaz(Himavat) — Mon, 06 Jan 2014 04:53:00 +0000

Flag is of a trident, like Lord Shiva’s..weird.

By: Anonomys

Anonomys — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:31:00 +0000

Interesting

By: Hun

Hun — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 06:09:00 +0000

Fun fact: The Ainu language does not contain the L sound, but only has R, just like Japanese.

By: Chin chin wat

Chin chin wat — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:05:00 +0000

Of a North West Oregon Tribe in the United States; this was interesting to see. Thank you. Creator took care of each tribe as it was necessary. So proud of all our people that hold on to the “old ways”….small or large. Keep it in your heart.

By: Musouka

Musouka — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:56:00 +0000

This might be a bit late, but I guess it does not hurt to point it.

Aljazeera’s 101 East did a 23-minute report on the Ainu people back in 2010 you might still want to add it in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA7BILX-q4I

By: AINU PRIDE PROD.

AINU PRIDE PROD. — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:14:00 +0000

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Hi Viet,

Thanks for your reply.

I actually haven’t read any of your sources yet (most of my
information has been garnered through working & living in the Ainu
community and sources written in Japanese) but I will definitely try to check
it out.

One thing I would say is to recommend you to be wary about
older sources such as Sutherland and other “Early European writings on Ainu
culture” (which comes up in the search for Aioina rak guru). Many of the
hypotheses held or created several decades ago have widely been debunked and no
longer accepted (ie Caucasoid origins) although, as you say, the evidence may
not be conclusive. (Interestingly, the Ainu = Caucasoid hypothesis was utilized
by some Nazis to justify their alliance with the Japanese, who were in their
minds descendants of the Aryan Ainu.)

In language as well, I am sure you might be able to find
sources with reference to “Aioina rak guru” such as “Early European writings on
Ainu culture,” but I imagine that these must be outdated. Research into the
language has been refined over the years by linguists, and it can be seen that
older sources are rife with misspellings (especially since transliterations had
not been systematized) and/or misattributions. A good example is “guru” which
would definitely be transliterated now as “kur” (perhaps in some sense similar
to how Peking became Beijing).

Regardless, I would just like to emphasize that I am happy
to see your post and appreciate your effort to spread knowledge and interest
about the Ainu. I find it frustrating at times the lack of information and
resources on the Ainu in English, and that’s one of the reasons I started Ainu
Pride Productions.

One source I would recommend if you can get your hands on it
is “Ainu: Spirit of a Northern People” by William W. Fitzugh and Chisato O.
Dubreuil. I must admit I haven’t read the entire thing but it’s worth it even
just for the pictures!