Ainu

Ainu

Author: William W. Fitzhugh

Publisher: Arctic Studies Center

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13:

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"Some 55 scholars, mostly Japanese but with a considerable number from the US and Europe, write about the ethnicity, theories of origin, history, economies, art, religious beliefs, mythology, and other aspects of the culture of the Ainu, The indigenous people of Japan, now principally found in Hokkaido and smaller far northern islands. Hundreds of photographs and paintings, mostly in excellent quality color, show a wide variety of Ainu people, As well as clothing, jewelry, and various artifacts." – Choice "The most in-depth treatise available on Ainu prehistory, material culture, and ethnohistory." – Library Journal


The Return of Ainu

The Return of Ainu

Author: Katarina Sjoberg

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-31

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 1134352050

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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. The author’s main concern is the phenomenon called Fourth World Populations. After having read a book entitled Aiona by the French linguist Pierre Naert, she decided to investigate further the Ainu people and their integration into the Japanese nation state.


Conservation, Identity and Ownership in Indigenous Archaeology

Conservation, Identity and Ownership in Indigenous Archaeology

Author: Bill Sillar

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13:

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This special issue of Public Archaeology journal explores indigenous involvement in archaeological the wide range of areas where archaeological activities have implicaitons for indigenous concerns. This publication addresses key concepts in the ongoing debate over access, classification and use of ancient materials. This publication includes contributions from a global mix of expert authors, combining archaeologists and anthropologists with researchers and respresentatives of indigenous cultures. Selected contributions stem from research seminars which took place near the end of the United Nations Decade for Indigenous People (1995-2004).


The Conquest of Ainu Lands

The Conquest of Ainu Lands

Author: Brett L. Walker

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2001-09-19

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 9780520227361

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This is the story of the Ainu in what is today far Northern Japan, showing the ecological and cultural processes by which this people's political, economic, and cultural autonomy eroded as they became an ethnic minority in the modern Japanese state.


The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers

The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers

Author: Vicki Cummings

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2014-04-24

Total Pages: 1361

ISBN-13: 0191025275

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For more than a century, the study of hunting and gathering societies has been central to the development of both archaeology and anthropology as academic disciplines, and has also generated widespread public interest and debate. The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology and Anthropology of Hunter-Gatherers provides a comprehensive review of hunter-gatherer studies to date, including critical engagements with older debates, new theoretical perspectives, and renewed obligations for greater engagement between researchers and indigenous communities. Chapters provide in-depth archaeological, historical, and anthropological case-studies, and examine far-reaching questions about human social relations, attitudes to technology, ecology, and management of resources and the environment, as well as issues of diet, health, and gender relations - all central topics in hunter-gatherer research, but also themes that have great relevance for modern global society and its future challenges. The Handbook also provides a strategic vision for how the integration of new methods, approaches, and study regions can ensure that future research into the archaeology and anthropology of hunter-gatherers will continue to deliver penetrating insights into the factors that underlie all human diversity.


Indigenous Archaeologies

Indigenous Archaeologies

Author: Margaret Bruchac

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-03

Total Pages: 462

ISBN-13: 1315426757

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This comprehensive reader on indigenous archaeology shows that collaboration has become a key part of archaeology and heritage practice worldwide. Collaborative projects and projects directed and conducted by indigenous peoples independently have become standard, community concerns are routinely addressed, and oral histories are commonly incorporated into research. This volume begins with a substantial section on theoretical and philosophical underpinnings, then presents key articles from around the globe in sections on Oceania, North America, Mesoamerica and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe. Editorial introductions to each piece con­textualize them in the intersection of archaeology and indigenous studies. This major collection is an ideal text for courses in indigenous studies, archaeology, heritage management, and related fields.


Beyond Ainu Studies

Beyond Ainu Studies

Author: Mark James Hudson

Publisher: University of Hawaii Press

Published: 2013-12-31

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 0824839188

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In 2008, 140 years after it had annexed Ainu lands, the Japanese government shocked observers by finally recognizing Ainu as an Indigenous people. In this moment of unparalleled political change, it was Uzawa Kanako, a young Ainu activist, who signalled the necessity of moving beyond the historical legacy of “Ainu studies.” Mired in a colonial mindset of abject academic practices, Ainu Studies was an umbrella term for an approach that claimed scientific authority vis-à-vis Ainu, who became its research objects. As a result of this legacy, a latent sense of suspicion still hangs over the purposes and intentions of non-Ainu researchers. This major new volume seeks to re-address the role of academic scholarship in Ainu social, cultural, and political affairs. Placing Ainu firmly into current debates over Indigeneity, Beyond Ainu Studies provides a broad yet critical overview of the history and current status of Ainu research. With chapters from scholars as well as Ainu activists and artists, it addresses a range of topics including history, ethnography, linguistics, tourism, legal mobilization, hunter-gatherer studies, the Ainu diaspora, gender, and clothwork. In its ambition to reframe the question of Ainu research in light of political reforms that are transforming Ainu society today, this book will be of interest to scholars and students in Indigenous studies as well as in anthropology and Asian studies. Contributors: Misa Adele Honde, David L. Howell, Mark J. Hudson, Deriha Kōji, ann-elise lewallen, Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Hans Dieter Ölschleger, Kirsten Refsing, Georgina Stevens, Sunazawa Kayo, Tsuda Nobuko, Uzawa Kanako, Mark K. Watson, Yūki Kōji.


Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists

Being and Becoming Indigenous Archaeologists

Author: George Nicholas

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-06-16

Total Pages: 351

ISBN-13: 1315433125

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This volume tells the stories—in their own words-- of 37 indigenous archaeologists from six continents, how they became archaeologists, and how their dual role affects their relationships with their community and their professional colleagues.