Ainu recognised as indigenous people of Japan

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So what are the benefits an indigenous people enjoy? I see that a lot of people who might not be Ainu have been trying to claim it as their heritage to get special loans for school. Is that it?
What does it mean to have a culture protected, anyways? Does it mean acknowledging its influence on modern Japan and teaching children about it? Is there something more to it than maybe preserving the arts and crafts and showing people the kind of life the native people had long ago?
What other regional cultures are you referring to? The only other one I can think of is Okinawan, where there is a very visible influence from the native people.
This "we are all Japanese" take on national unity is what led to the disappearance of the native cultures in the first place.
... what cultures? Are you equating modernization to the disappearance of culture? That's hardly comparable.
ok, please explain that one.

Sunazawa Bikky's son, Sunazawa jin: the truth of Ainu

後進民族アイヌ
his blog

http://koushinminzoku.cocolog-nifty....post-7f6d.html

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A0%...83%83%E3%82%AD

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WOW.. Zainichi koreans are in Ainu organization..and pretending as an Ainu
they are using ainu ppl to get the benefit and rights