Hokkaido's Near-Forgotten Ainu People Who Thrived In Nature | The Mark Of Empire (Full Episode)

[@2551987ezio]

This is such a well done documentary. I was first introduced to Ainu Culture through the series Golden Kamuy. Being a Indigenous of North America, I became enthralled by them and found it fascinating that they may have distinct relations to us. I hope to see them gain more recognition, not in Japan. But in the West too.

[@IIIIIlllllIIIIIlllllIIIII]

The Ainu/Jomon are less closely related to Native Americans than other East Eurasian ethnic groups. The first wave of (non-Athabaskan, non-Inuit) Native Americans are descended from one group of Ancient Paleo-Siberians (another group of APS likely gave rise to the Uralic speakers of Siberia and Northern Europe although that group is paternally more closely related to Y-DNA haplogroup O carriers), who themselves are a mix of Ancient North Eurasian (Kets and other Yeniseians) and Ancient Northern East Asian (East Asians). upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Phylogenetic_structure_of_Eastern_Eurasians.png

[@TheREALExposingtheJoyofS-px3ri]

It's very likely that Native Americans have more in common with the Yamato (Japanese) than we do Ainu, seeing how we're all mongoloids ((speaking on a genetic level anyways)); Also... Native Americans aren't hairy. We have the least amount of body hair than any other ethnicity on the planet... are East Asian cousins come in second for body hair, but I definitely see the appeal to the Ainu as being an indigenous myself. They seem to have rituals similar to ours and a huge respect for nature too... But, they were a very HAIRY people. lol I think they had a strong genetic tie to Europeans which would explain the amount of body hair they had... the genetic tie with Europeans for Native Americans is very small if non existent.

[@TheREALExposingtheJoyofS-px3ri]

As far as culture goes... Native Americans have more in common with the Ainu, so I'll give ya that one, but I don't believe that's the case in terms of genetics.

[@Alaskan-Armadillo]

This documentary is fantastic! I am only halfway through but the fact that you can say the "Ainu and the Japanese" instead of refer to the Ainu as 'indigenous Japanese' shows that you all really put a lot of thought into this documentary! Very admirable! I would love to visit Hokkaido someday especially since I love the snow and sea food haha.

[@samboom9262]

Amazing to see the similarities between the Ainu and the indigenous peoples of North America, specifically the indigenous of the pacific north west. The art, clothing, style, is so similar.

[@PortugalCarp]

Also their dancing style.

[@Automedon2]

And totem poles

[@daragonlover]

highest respect for those who fight hard to maintain ancestral identity and traditions, hopefully more and more people can proudly display their identity as ainu people. I wish i can visit there to watch and learn one day

[@debvoz]

The parallels with the treatment of the Native American tribes are so clear - right down to making the language illegal and supressing all cultural identify. Even the change to the dances and songs has it's parallel in North America. Seeing another culture struggling to return is emotionally moving. I am so glad they are reclaiming their identity.

[@blajing]

It was a devastating sea change around the world ushered in by Christian colonialism.

[@Wann-zo7rn2qn4i]

@@blajing This has nothing to do with Christianity. It's just a dominant culture subduing another culture. It happened all over world and in every place and time.

[@mochilamistica7001]

@@Wann-zo7rn2qn4i in a certain way has something to do with it, since the portuguese gave fire weapons to the japanese army. Also many christians went to Japan to try to spread the religion, you can see in movies and tv shows about this, like Silence, and Shogun, tv show.

[@TheREALExposingtheJoyofS-px3ri]

The devastation of the Ainu comes no where close to what the Europeans did to Native Americans, so I don't think the comparison is a good one... small pox being one of the MAJOR factors here. That disease alone wiped out millions of Natives, more than 90% of the population. If the Japanese would of colonized instead of Europe at least we would still have a huge population of Native Americans left, and despite Japan's assimilation efforts; We would likely still have a good tie to our own culture, because I doubt the Japanese would of cracked down as hard on us since we're fellow mongoloids ourselves, but I could be wrong about that. I also want to make note... without the guidance of secret societies and the Gods themselves/ Star people... Japan nor any empire would have succeeded in their colonization efforts against any tribal society of the past, this can also be said for the Celts facing the Romans. No major civilization on this planet is truly of humanity, but of the shapeshifting Gods that rule humanity as a whole. The closest thing that you'll get to any real human society are the tribal societies, but everything beyond that is imitation. It's the tribal societies that hold the SECRETS to human consciousness. The spiritual power resides in tribal communities.

[@renerimando5733]

@@blajingit can’t be related to Christianity. Christianity has been introduced in Japan hundreds of years back in Japan and yet Japanese Christians only made up of less than 1% of Japans population😢😢

[@FireSilver25]

I’m Indigenous from what’s now CA and we have several words and architectural features in common with Ainu. Plus there’s many oral histories of going across the western ocean to visit and dance with relatives in Hawaii and probably the Ainu. There were ocean worthy boats made from redwood and our ancestors could make water tight baskets. And supposedly land masses were closer together way back then.

[@dp_wynn5392]

What tribe if I may ask? The Sinkiuse of WA have similar stories.

[@Tearycatz]

Yess ım an anatolian turk from yörük tribes and we also have A LOT of similarities with the ainu language and beliefs for example the river Akan they mentioned, in turkic languages we call motions of water 'Akmak' and river is 'Akan Su' also known as 'Nehir' and maany more similarities. They also did trades with siberians who are also turkic makes me wonder if we have similar ancestory

[@erents1]

Remarkable, power to the Ainu!

[@Ciaseea]

Amazing documentary. What a great group of people I learned so much and find them fascinating. Glad they are getting the recognition and funding they deserve.

[@ninjar43]

Thank you for allowing us to visit with you!

[@leylaford620]

Thank you so much! You're travelling across regions that remain largely unknown to the Western audience. We're simply not taught these chapters of history. I'm very grateful.

[@of_scorpions]

I grew up in a city called Burnaby (besides Vancouver). Our sister city was Kushiro on the island of Hokkaido. The two cites had exchange totem poles, so as I kid I use to play around these wonderful Ainu wooden wonders. I knew they were native totem poles but hey looked so different......now I realise they were Ainu.

[@Ayzay1717]

Thank you for highlighting the Ainu people.

[@lourdesmurilloquintana5123]

Very educational, I had no idea that this rich culture existed...learnt

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

❤this is fascinating. I knew of the Ainu from my World History Courses in College. Later I read the work of Elizabeth Wayland Barber,the Mummies of Urumchi about people who lived 4,000 years ago in Chinese Turkmenistan. I wondered if there was a connection. Possibly, but equallypossibly not. The Presenter and Narrater is first class!

[@leylaford620]

Are you talking about the Tarim Basin mummies? I believe the DNA analysis revealed Siberian ancestry among some others. So... Anything is possible. People travelled back then possibly more than they do today 😉

[@tommysawyer3436]

I have visited the Ainu village a few years ago and was puzzled by the different deaigns and costumes from those seen in other parts of Japan.. My family nembers who were then living in Tokyo brouht me to various parts of Japan but they did not know much about the Ainus.

[@safuwanfauzi5014]

Ainu also native in Kuril Island chain and south Sakhalin. but after Russia take over(Soviet back then), Ainu and Japanese been kick out to Japan in Hokkaido, same Russian did to Manchu, Nikh, Nanai, Evenki, Korean and Han Chinese when they take over Amur region/Primorsky Krai and Amur Oblast.

[@user-yw4ut8sm5t]

It's not that they don't teach, they've completely assimilated into Japan.

[@scorpzgca]

Ghost of Yotei brought me here wow the Ainu are incredible

[@njandrews4105]

So much like Vancouver Island and Haida Gwaii in so many ways ☝🏼🧡

[@hjordistorfa]

Beautiful simple art and forms reflex theyr way of living are so impressive and Elegant.. Thank you kindly for sharing.. I Enjoyed this bigtime.. Greetings from Skandinavia 💕🇮🇸✌️😊💕

[@alexcarter8807]

The artwork is quite similar to that of American "Indians" of the US Northwest like the Haida. And, the Haida for example were another example of a civilization where people could stay in one place but didn't have to farm - the environment was rich enough to support large numbers of people on fishing, hunting, gathering.

[@rebeccariel2872]

They have so much in common with art and traditions -- I wonder if they had a common ancestor millennia ago, with one branch going up across the Bering Strait and down the coast, and the other branch becoming the Ainu in their own timeline?

[@akhesa8135]

@@rebeccariel2872 because they are siberians

[@princekiro1596]

Golden Kamuy is what introduced me to the Ainu people

[@sebastiank9175]

just like any colonized countries like the Ainu, Australian aborigines, American Indians are often left to "rot" in alcohol and drugs and hopefully forgotten overtime.....these beautiful ancient people have so much for the modern people too learn from.

[@TheREALExposingtheJoyofS-px3ri]

We're not ruled by reptilians or the shapeshifting gods that directly control and created all empires. That's the reason why tribal societies are the most wise... most spiritual, but they'll never talk about any of that in the mainstream. :)

[@paulharvey2396]

thank you.

[@rapidthrash1964]

The Ainu reminds me of the Denaʼina people in Alaska. I can't help but wonder if the Ainu and other groups like the Dena'ina in Alaska have a common heritage ....

[@akhesa8135]

because they are siberians

[@dylanho8608]

These series of docus by CNA are really well done, why can't the other local English programmes / drama up the game ...

[@georgecavendish1504]

Hokkaido places have an Ainu name. Even the name Sapporo is Ainu. Asahikawa as well has an Ainu origin.

[@ajikpajik9331]

Ainu art reminds me of celtic art in Scotland and Ireland.

[@warwarneverchanges4937]

Whats facinating is that these small groups almost have more in common with other indigenous groups than the country population, but still they are splattered in small groups across the globe.

[@simim33]

I was searching if anyone in the comments mentions the incredible relation of Ainu language with Basque language from Spain. Their language has hundreds of words in common with this Euskara. It is so interesting to find how this happened and how they were related or perhaps have the same origin?

[@corollacross5122]

Ainu is same line with native people in alaska and american called indian

[@margaritasun7908]

Rich Culture !!! to treasure & worthy of preservation. Sadly ... in almost all part of the world , each country gradually forgets their culture and origin .

[@darrenngyh]

I went to Hokkaido with my family in 2023 and visited a wood carving shop there run by an Ainu. I was seeking refuge from the cold and Yana-san was amazing company, as we chatted in Japanese, Chinese and English.

[@Намыс-л8э]

2:15 Это тЮркские орнаменты, у меня аж мурашки от того насколько наша гаплогруппа настоящие номады культура всех тЮрков очень похожа . Айну наверное тЮрки ( саха, казахи , хакасы , алтайцы )

[@patphares6258]

Excellent! Chock full of information…. Exemplary video.

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

The Ainu remind me of the ancient people of Chinese Turkmenistan as written about by Elizabeth Wayland Barber in _The Mummies of Urumchi_ a Caucasoid people who lived there 4,000 years ago.

[@0animalproductworld558]

How come your videos are so good? 🐇 I watched a video about the Korean royalty and now this one! 🐴 So adventurous and mysterious! 🐇

[@daeseongkim93]

its a singaporean news channel, of course their documentaries are high quality, its not some amateur youtube documentarians

[@idreessahadat3002]

Indigenous people of Japan.

[@lindarobinson2895]

This culture is so close to the culture of people in Alaska. Even symbols of totems are the same. Our Native Americans are the same. Very interesting.

[@theofficialken1755]

I asked my Japanese friends about the Ainu when I lived there. None of them had ever heard of them. They may now, but they weren't even teaching about them in Japanese schools.

[@daeseongkim93]

they dont teach about minorities and history properly in japan - the uchinachu/ryukyuans, ainu, ogasawarans, everything about world war ii - like nanjing, comfort women, bataan death march, burma railway of death, etc

[@nekoshark2525]

Japanese. The worst thing that the Ryukyuans and the Japanese have committed. Friction with the Ainu people. I learned exactly many things until the incident. I also learned about WWII. A lot of Japanese people still feel guilty, so they take the initiative to pour money into developing countries so that they can move quickly when a disaster happens in some country. You know, "normal" Japanese, right? And I think the radical Japanese you see on the internet are the internet radical right-wingers called "Netouyo". By the way, there are also net radical leftists called "payoku". Most Japanese are ashamed of their country's history and are now gentle and polite. I have always wondered where you people learn that the Japanese are not taught history ？？？？ I really wonder. There are many people in Japan today who are interested in learning about the Ainu and Ryukyu cultures. Ghibli movies like "Princess Mononoke" and more recently "Golden Kamuy" are all about the Ainu. They "must" learn about the Nanking Incident. In fact, it is a part of the modern history test, so there is no reason not to learn about it. If someone does not know about it, he or she has forgotten what he or she learned in school, or is just plain stupid. Also, the Japanese people know that the Japanese government is a bunch of crap. The entire world's governments should be destroyed. If you have any questions, please ask.

[@nekoshark2525]

​@@daeseongkim93Japanese. The worst thing that the Ryukyuans and the Japanese have committed. Friction with the Ainu people. I learned exactly many things until the incident. I also learned about WWII. A lot of Japanese people still feel guilty, so they take the initiative to pour money into developing countries so that they can move quickly when a disaster happens in some country. You know, "normal" Japanese, right? And I think the radical Japanese you see on the internet are the internet radical right-wingers called "Netouyo". By the way, there are also net radical leftists called "payoku". Most Japanese are ashamed of their country's history and are now gentle and polite. I have always wondered where you people learn that the Japanese are not taught history ？？？？ I really wonder. There are many people in Japan today who are interested in learning about the Ainu and Ryukyu cultures. Ghibli movies like "Princess Mononoke" and more recently "Golden Kamuy" are all about the Ainu. They "must" learn about the Nanking Incident. In fact, it is a part of the modern history test, so there is no reason not to learn about it. If someone does not know about it, he or she has forgotten what he or she learned in school, or is just plain stupid. Also, the Japanese people know that the Japanese government is a bunch of crap. The entire world's governments should be destroyed. If you have any questions, please ask.

[@user-yw4ut8sm5t]

It's not that they don't teach, they've completely assimilated into Japan.

[@user-yw4ut8sm5t]

​@@daeseongkim93 Just like Korea doesn't teach about the massacres of the Vietnam War? Or the massacre of the Jurchen people during the Joseon Dynasty?

[@premkumar9608]

With due respect you people live 100yrs a head of us. To the people by the people for the people. Lot of things we have to learn from you people. Thanks for bringing your culture and tradition.

[@daeseongkim93]

....?

[@Zowarma]

I stumbled upon this because of the Anime Golden Kamuy, which piqued my interest.

[@babangteo2853]

39:46 funny enough to see how Singaporean English/Malaysian English and Japanese English meet upon 😅

[@wdotme]

I am grateful that the Ainu have officially recognized for their existence and become an integral part of Modern Japan which is actually not "homogenous," but also from a number of mixtures, including the Ainu and even earlier entities, which shape the existence of Modern Japan People to this day. What is most important is Equality and Togetherness as well as Unity for the Common Good and Welfare, while preserving each other's uniqueness and traditions and enriching each other (what is bad is the attitude of the elite and carrying out oppression, making distinctions so as to create a "second class" people as in European Colonialism in various parts of the world, where natural mixing ~ mutual exchange ~ integration ~ so it becomes a "melting pot" as one nation is hindered and then what happens is oppression, coercion, colonization from another entity (There is a reason why Western [European] colonies are still called the Western [European] World, they remained and felt part of the Western European people and behaved as such as superior and elitist colonialists]), because unnaturalness and coercion are what is happening ('till this day in various parts of the world called "the West," and as the European Colonialist/Imperialist project as the Zionist Isra-hell [the fake-Jews] which is still in these days, who carry out colonization, oppression, racism/apartheid, forced and illegal settlements and evictions, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and various atrocities and crimes against the Native People of Palestinians in various backgrounds [Arabs, Jews, etc] 'till today [although this is another story]). Basically, Japanese culture includes Samurai culture, food, principles in treating food and respect for living creatures as its source, natural deliciousness, preference for "natural flavors" on food, and others show traces of the intermingling of entities living in Japan. May they all unite well, respect and protect each other, mix naturally, while preserving the unique traditions of each, while continuing to enrich each other's culture. Hopefully they are all well, healthy and prosperous and can continue to contribute goodness for good in this mortal world.

[@Mike_The_1950s_Historian]

I can't help but draw parallels with the relationship between the Ainu and the Japanese and the relationship between native American tribes and U.S. settlers. Trade, conflict, more settlement, displacement, a technological imbalance during said conflicts, and even introduced diseases from which the indigenous tribes have no immunity to. Yikes. It just goes to show that the story of humankind, and how we interact with one another, once we get past specific details, is the same throughout the world, regardless of culture. On a different note, here is yet another example of samurai using firearms (in this case, to suppress the Ainu), which of course, historians are very well aware of (such as the Portuguese introduction of muskets at Tanegashima in the 1500s), but, oddly, martial arts movie buffs often erroneously assume that firearms were (supposedly) "dishonorable" to the ethos of the samurai, and by default, "all" historical martial arts warriors. Well, popular movies are enjoyable fiction that should never be confused with actual history, since as shown here, the samurai definitely used guns, wholeheartedly! (Which is why I appreciate the showing of samurai gunnery in the episode focused on the Tokugawa shogunate.) Anyway, excellent series. Definitely sharing this.

[@nekoshark2525]

Japanese. The worst thing that the Ryukyuans and the Japanese have committed. Friction with the Ainu people. I learned exactly many things until the incident. I also learned about WWII. A lot of Japanese people still feel guilty, so they take the initiative to pour money into developing countries so that they can move quickly when a disaster happens in some country. You know, "normal" Japanese, right? And I think the radical Japanese you see on the internet are the internet radical right-wingers called "Netouyo". By the way, there are also net radical leftists called "payoku". Most Japanese are ashamed of their country's history and are now gentle and polite. I have always wondered where you people learn that the Japanese are not taught history ？？？？ I really wonder. There are many people in Japan today who are interested in learning about the Ainu and Ryukyu cultures. Ghibli movies like "Princess Mononoke" and more recently "Golden Kamuy" are all about the Ainu. They "must" learn about the Nanking Incident. In fact, it is a part of the modern history test, so there is no reason not to learn about it. If someone does not know about it, he or she has forgotten what he or she learned in school, or is just plain stupid. Also, the Japanese people know that the Japanese government is a bunch of crap. The entire world's governments should be destroyed. If you have any questions, please ask.

[@LithaMoonSong]

Looks like Haida from British Columbia.

[@maimiyazaki3410]

Golden Kamuy brought me here.

[@SeldimSeen1]

The indeginous art of the Ainu looks very similar to the indigenous art of the Native Americans of Oregon and Washington in the United States. I wonder if there is a connection?

[@DanielvanderKlooster-gv8mj]

Shown is not a sword but a traditional Japanese "TANTO", a kind of knife worn by the samurai class. Otherwise two thumbs up!

[@MyWorldIsYourOyster]

What about the Jomon people? Weren't people of the peninsula (modern day Korea) blended with the "Japanese" over 2300 years ago? Essentially, this would mean that the Japanese and Koreans share similar genetics from the ancient blend.

[@leftovers923]

You mean yayoi people. The ainu are descendants of the jomon people.

[@MyWorldIsYourOyster]

@@leftovers923Do you mean Yayoi people in terms of inter-blending with the Jomons? Obviously, 2300+ years ago is not long ago when you bring up Yayoi people since that’s like super ancient, BCE. I personally just don’t use Yayoi since that’s strictly Japanese language. The original people of the peninsula didn’t identify themselves that way either, but don’t know what they were classified as back then. (I also don’t want to give the modern day Chinese any credit either. 🤨) Honestly, since modern day 🇯🇵 archipelago was far more isolated years ago (also genetically isolated), I can tell that certain islands were far more distinctively unique with their physical diaspora and language/dialect like Okinawa and the islands going towards Taiwan. Evolution is still always going to be a work in progress. If you ask an elderly Korean about the Japanese colonization during the 1900s, they are/were extremely bitter. At the end of the day, I will not discredit their past LIFE experiences, but better the Japanese than the Chinese or Russians. The peninsula would have eventually been conquered by those huge neighbors one way or another!

[@pandasan406]

@@MyWorldIsYourOyster If you want a quick prehistorical summary, the Jomon people existed on Hokkaido Island. Then when the Yayoi period arrived, Hokkaido kinda "broke away" from the rest of the Japanese peninsula and had its own chronology, distinct from the rest of Japan. So Jomon culture and populations were in Hokkaido, but never the Yayoi.

[@_sayan_roy_]

​@@MyWorldIsYourOyster "Better the Japanese than Chinese and Russians". 😂 Chinese and Russians had to be real horrible to one up Japanese cruelties in the colonisation. Maybe they would have but it is far from obvious as you made it sound.

[@user-yw4ut8sm5t]

In the first place, Koreans are also descendants of Siberian yellow people.

[@neofils]

Thks for the none western centric program

[@wandapease-gi8yo]

The bark is twisted like linen using saliva to “glue” it together! The tradition for baste fibers in Western Europe and possibly the rest of the world as well. Very interesting.

[@lindarobinson2895]

I recognize this from my ancestors of Native Americans that is why I recognize it.

[@lukedarsey4134]

Very educational

[@d.l.c7456]

Ainus of Japan were the original Indigenous inhabitants.

[@HexaDecimus]

The Ainus were merely 1 ethic group The Jomon were comprised of many different groups until they were absorbed by the Yamato.

[@アコナワ太郎]

No !! Jyomon / Jomon people 縄文人are the Japanese native inhabitants!! What are you talking about ?? Jyomon people have lived in Japan since 16.000 years ago all over Japanese islands from Hokkaido to Okinawa. People with higher Jyomon DNA percentage still exist in Okinawa, Amami, southern Kyushu , Tohoku and Hokkaido. Modern Japanese the mixture of the native Japanese Jyomon people and the people came from the Chinese continent about 3.000 to 1.500 years ago. People in Okinawa or southern Kyushu , Tohoku & Hokkaido have higher Jyomon trait. That’s why they look a little different. As for the Ainu, they are the mixture of the native Japanese Jyomon & people came from the Okhota side. They interbred around the Kamakura era, 8th century and became a tribe called Ainu. It’s been proven by molecular biology that the time they interbred was around 8 th century. Ainu isn’t native Japanese. It’s proven by science. And they are interbred a lot with Yayoi ( Yamato ) Japanese. What’s more, we haven’t forgotten about them . Why do you decide all these bullshits and spread fake information ?? Who do you work for ?? CCP or Russia??

[@Systems_70]

That's not really true. "Mongoloids" were evolving further east and south in East Asia, while Siberia was populated mainly by "Caucasoids". Mixing between the two over thoudands of years produced various groups such as the ancestors of Native Americans, Scythians, Etc.

[@matthewmann8969]

Yamato Supremacy is still high in Japan to some aile or fielder yeah.

[@cirihime9479]

Ainu was mishandled and prosecute by Japanese before 21st century. Need to add to the content

[@nekoshark2525]

Japanese. The worst thing that the Ryukyuans and the Japanese have committed. Friction with the Ainu people. I learned exactly many things until the incident. I also learned about WWII. A lot of Japanese people still feel guilty, so they take the initiative to pour money into developing countries so that they can move quickly when a disaster happens in some country. You know, "normal" Japanese, right? And I think the radical Japanese you see on the internet are the internet radical right-wingers called "Netouyo". By the way, there are also net radical leftists called "payoku". Most Japanese are ashamed of their country's history and are now gentle and polite. I have always wondered where you people learn that the Japanese are not taught history ？？？？ I really wonder. There are many people in Japan today who are interested in learning about the Ainu and Ryukyu cultures. Ghibli movies like "Princess Mononoke" and more recently "Golden Kamuy" are all about the Ainu. They "must" learn about the Nanking Incident. In fact, it is a part of the modern history test, so there is no reason not to learn about it. If someone does not know about it, he or she has forgotten what he or she learned in school, or is just plain stupid. Also, the Japanese people know that the Japanese government is a bunch of crap. The entire world's governments should be destroyed. If you have any questions, please ask.

[@user-mg6vh5hm4f]

There is a Chinese character '蝦夷' in an old book from before the Kamakura period. It is pronounced emisi and is of Japanese Jomon descent. 鎌倉時代以前の古書に漢字「蝦夷」がある。発音はemisiであり日本縄文系日本人である。 The Chinese character '蝦夷' is found in old books from the Kamakura period (1185-1333) onwards. It is pronounced ezo and is the Ainu. 鎌倉時代以後の古書に漢字「蝦夷」がある。発音はezoであり、ainuである。 The word ainu is derived from the Japanese Jomon word ainoko（間の子）, from which the the Ainu pronounced themselves enjhyu. This was Japanese pronounced ezo（蝦夷） and became the etymology of the word. ainuとは日本縄文語のainokoが語源。ainuは自分たちをenjhyuと発音した。これが日本発音でezoとし、語源になった。 Zainichi and naturalised Korean history professors do not know the history of Japanese Kanji（漢字）. 在日・帰化韓国人の歴史教授は日本漢字の歴史を知らない。 Despite not knowing, the Ainu say they were in Honshu before the Kamakura period. 知らないにもかかわらず、ainuは鎌倉時代以前に本州に居たと言う。 There are no the Ainu sites in the mainland. the Ainu ruins are ground huts. Japanese Jomon archaeological site is a pit dwelling. 本州に、ainu遺跡は無い。アイヌ遺跡は地上の小屋。日本縄文人遺跡は竪穴式住居。

[@user-om9nq3lw3s]

I didn’t see one live Ainu

[@Ipetam]

There are not many pure blooded Ainu left.

[@lz738]

Their art and cultural items are so similar to the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. I wonder if there is any relation.

[@GreeeeeEkoms]

Golden Kamuy brought me here

[@samuelphillian1286]

Ainu you were gonna say that

[@DanielvanderKlooster-gv8mj]

Or is it some kind of ceremonial katana?

[@friedchicken4735]

This documentary was so well done until 33:32 there it is the message. He really could've left that scripted part out.

[@Sedona_FD3S]

Fun fact: Ainu people invented Ligma

[@Vaterunser904]

Glacia Ainumon pol su selvicio

[@goesastawan4969]

All things must be imported, just like Singapore 😂

[@tride.design]

Disappointed, i expected to see at least some Ainu. Are they extinct, why no one of them appeared in the video?

[@pandasan406]

At least half of the people that they interviewed were Ainu...

[@2551987ezio]

It's not easy to find a pure ainu. As in the 2000, the number of "pure" Ainu was estimated at about 300 people. Official estimates place the total Ainu population of Japan at 25,000. Unofficial estimates place the total population at 200,000 or higher, as the near-total assimilation of the Ainu into Japanese society has resulted in many individuals of Ainu descent having no knowledge of their ancestry.

[@ThomasSmith-os4zc]

The Ainu are a remnant population of the Solutrean People from Iberia and North Africa.

[@judithrevers]

Interesting, but would have been even more interesting if we could have heard and seen more about the female perspective and role within Ainu culture and history. We almost exclusively see and hear men speaking, which gives the impression of a patriarchal society. Only in the last quarter of the documentary are we finally introduced to the first woman. Are there really no women working in archeology, leading institutions etc… today?

[@zahria]

I wonder - is it not all very radioactive now? Everyone acts like nothing happened ?

[@RobertJrabbit]

🎉n8v❤

[@dekainari]

知らない人が多いが、アイヌは北海道の先住民族じゃないぞ。これは日本人も誤解していることであるが。北海道は元々日本と同じ民族が住んではいたが、正式に日本という国には入っていなかったし、寒冷で米が育たなかったため文明の発達が本土と比べかなり遅かった。そして、アイヌはいつ、どこから出てきたのか判明していない。主に中国は「日本はアイヌに北海道返してやれよ」というが、お門違いにも程がある、むしろ侵略されたのが誰かよ〜く考えて欲しい

[@ektherising]

アイヌが歴史上に登場する時に“日本”という概念は存在しないし、そもそ平安時代以前の東北以北の歴史上の記録が乏しい。 遺伝的なの分布からも見てわかるように、“アイヌ”の起源の民族が“和人”よりもはるか昔から日本本土に存在したのは間違いないぞ。

[@fromabove422]

Why do they have the yap mutation like Africans

[@EverythingInMyBrain]

What is a “yap mutation”?

[@wombat5049]

You are similar in culture and DNA to Proto-Polynesians. You are excellent sailors who have become hunters on these islands. Then the ancestors of the Japanese came from the Korea and started killing you. Did I understand correctly?

[@Shineon83]

Like most indigenous people, they are simple, with a history predominantly focused on survival….Not likely to change the world (and, personally, the fact that they stopped “only recently” torturing poor bears to death as a ritual killing-AFTER raising it as a “pet”-really ANGERS ME)…. Just because a culture is considered “indigenous “ and they may have experienced historic discrimination does NOT mean we necessarily need admire them….

[@ItsMikeLearns]

its best to preserver indigenous culture

[@MissN1234]

More cultures even sacrificed humans. It's their way of life, their belief and it's now long gone. People of the past have their own way of lives. You don't need to understand it you just need to accept it.

[@2wahineandadog]

Your comment is purposely inflammatory - there was NO torture of bears or "torturing bears to death" there was a ceremony every few years. Also every part of the animal was used either eaten, worn or treasured in some such way - do you eat cow hoof or the roots of potatoes? or only the bits you deem as necessary? This sort of stinkeyed uneducated opinion is what every oppressed native has to endure ughh to the ignorant

[@アコナワ太郎]

Jyomon / Jomon people 縄文人are the native Japanese inhabitants!! What are you talking about ?? Jyomon people have lived in Japan since 16.000 years ago all over Japanese islands from Hokkaido to Okinawa. People with higher Jyomon DNA percentage still exist in Okinawa, Yaeyama, Amami, southern Kyushu , the Pacific side of Shikoku, Tohoku and Hokkaido. Modern Japanese are the mixture of the native Japanese Jyomon people and the people came from the Chinese continent about 3.000 to 1.500 years ago. People in Okinawa or southern Kyushu , Tohoku & Hokkaido have higher Jyomon trait. That’s why they look a little different. As for the Ainu, they are the mixture of the native Japanese Jyomon & people came from the Okhota side. They interbred around the Kamakura era, 8th century and became a tribe called Ainu. It’s been proven by molecular biology that the time they interbred was around 8 th century. Ainu isn’t native Japanese. It’s proven by science. And they are interbred a lot with Yayoi ( Yamato ) Japanese. What’s more, we haven’t forgotten about them . Why do you decide all these bullshits and spread fake information ?? Who do you work for ??

[@leejiawei4576]

And you’re angry because…?

[@sleepyhead6468]

@@leejiawei4576 Typical.. Japanese usually don't want to accept their dark history on the bad things that they did

[@oneviwatara9384]

Ainu people are related to Jomon people?

[@tride.design]

Is that some Japanese national agenda in your comment?

[@MyWorldIsYourOyster]

I also commented about the Jomons. To be honest, the blend would be more related to the people of the peninsula (modern day Korea) moreso than the Chinese. Geographically, the peninsula is the closest. I would say that the modern day Japanese and Koreans share DNA overlap (since over 2300 years ago). I would not go as far to give the modern day Chinese too much credit. 😂

[@imfromtambunan]

You don't need to put subtitles when they speak perfectly good English. Very condescending.

[@Janovial]

They seem to have black traits

[@Vampybattie]

If Ainu still ruled Japan, Japan would be third world

[@tride.design]

They don't need to rule Japan, just to exist, have their own rights and traditions.

[@suus1027]

What

[@MissN1234]

Such an ignorant and disrespectful commet

[@babangteo2853]

What's wrong with becoming third world?

[@2wahineandadog]

What a ridiculous statement - are you able to substantiate this with research or you just like to make rubbish racist comments from the safety of your barker lounger