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  2. Ainu people - Wikipedia

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    The decision included broad fact-finding that underscored the long history of the oppression of the Ainu people by Japan's majority, referred to as wajin in the case, and discussions about the case. [164] [168] The decision was issued on March 27, 1997. Because of the broad implications for Ainu rights, the plaintiffs decided not to appeal the ...

  3. Ethnic groups of Japan - Wikipedia

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    The statistics also do not take into account minority groups who are Japanese citizens such as the Ainu (an aboriginal people primarily living in Hokkaido), the Ryukyuans (from the Ryukyu Islands south of mainland Japan), naturalized citizens from backgrounds including but not limited to Korean and Chinese, and citizen descendants of immigrants ...

  4. Rita Mestokosho - Wikipedia

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    Rita Mestokosho is an indigenous activist who fights for the recognition of the Innu-aimun language and the development of the culture and heritage of the Innu Nation. [5] She is a member of her local Innu Council and a spokesperson for her community. [6] She fought against the project for the construction of a Hydroelectricity dam on the Roman ...

  5. Ainu culture - Wikipedia

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    Ainu culture refers to the traditions of the Ainu people, dating back to around the 13th century (late Kamakura period) to the present. Today, most Ainu people live a life superficially similar to that of mainstream Japanese people, partly due to cultural assimilation. However, while some people conceal or downplay their Ainu identity, Ainu ...

  6. 2024 in Japan - Wikipedia

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    3 August – 2024 Japan heatwaves: The Japan Meteorological Agency issues excessive heat warnings for 37 of 47 prefectures amid heat waves that have killed at least 59 people from heat stroke since April. [87] At least 123 people, many of whom were elderly, are subsequently reported to have died from heat illnesses in the Greater Tokyo Area ...

  7. Simon Pokue - Wikipedia

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    Simon Pokue was the Utshmau or chief of the Mushuau Innu First Nation in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada from May 2004 [citation needed] until May 2007, when he was replaced by Utshmau Prote Poker. [1] He was elected as deputy chief in March 2010. [2]

  8. Ainu languages - Wikipedia

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    The Ainu languages (/ ˈ aɪ n uː / EYE-noo), [1] sometimes known as Ainuic, are a small language family, often regarded as a language isolate, historically spoken by the Ainu people of northern Japan and neighboring islands, as well as mainland, including previously southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula.

  9. Naskapi - Wikipedia

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    Innu people are frequently divided into two groups, the Neenoilno (called Montagnais by French people) who live along the north shore of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in Quebec, and the less numerous Naskapi who live farther north. The Innu themselves recognize several distinctions (e.g. Mushuau Innuat, Maskuanu Innut, Uashau Innuat) based on ...