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0:02·the indigenous people of Northern Japan
0:04·call themselves IU meaning human in
0:08·their
0:12·language the Inu the indigenous
0:15·inhabitants of northernmost island of
0:17·the Japanese archipelago are ethnic
0:20·minority population in
0:23·Japan they live in the Northern regions
0:25·of
0:26·Japan particularly Hokkaido the kural
0:30·islands and the southern part of
0:34·sacen traditionally IU lived a simple
0:38·life hunting deer and salmon Gathering
0:42·wild plants for food performing
0:44·traditional dances and playing
0:53·[Music]
0:58·music
1:00·[Music]
1:09·[Music]
1:15·the Anu generally have unique physical
1:18·characteristics such as hairiness wavy
1:21·hair and deep set eyes broader and
1:24·bigger noses which are very different
1:27·from those of the ordinary Japanese in
1:30·particular most Anu men can grow thick
1:33·full beard which is a distinctive trait
1:36·not commonly found among the Japanese
1:43·population until it was outlawed by the
1:45·Japanese government in
1:47·1871 as part of their ancestral
1:50·tradition I knew women had the custom of
1:53·getting tattoos on their arms hands and
1:55·lips in the Inu language they were
1:58·called senu yay and was perceived as a
2:01·symbol of
2:02·beauty a Talisman and an indispensable
2:06·tool to prepare their body for after
2:16·death among the Inu all natural
2:20·phenomena including flora fauna and even
2:24·inanimate objects are believed to have a
2:26·spiritual Essence and particular animals
2:29·such as brown bears continue to be
2:31·honored in ceremony and ritual as Spirit
2:34·deities called
2:36·[Music]
2:41·Kimi the Inu language is an endangered
2:44·language
2:46·isolate it has no known relation to the
2:49·Japanese language or any other language
2:51·family making it a unique linguistic
2:55·Heritage traditionally the Inu language
2:58·was primarily and oral language without
3:01·a writing system and it was used for
3:04·communication within the Inu Community
3:06·for various purposes including
3:08·storytelling rituals and everyday
3:12·conversation due to a long history of
3:15·discrimination and assimilation policies
3:17·in Japan the number of Inu speakers has
3:20·significantly declined over the years
3:23·and today it is estimated that very few
3:26·fluent speakers of Inu
3:28·remain
3:30·the formation process of the Inu
3:33·population has been discussed for a long
3:36·time conventionally the Inu are
3:39·considered to be direct descendants of
3:41·the jman people who live throughout
3:43·Japan from as early as 13,000 years ago
3:47·however recent study found that the
3:49·ancestor of the Inu could have ad mixed
3:52·with the Okat people who are genetically
3:55·similar to those of the lower Amore
3:58·populations including the n and
4:01·ulch nevertheless total jam and ancestry
4:04·among the Inu has been estimated at 70
4:07·to
4:08·80% this is quite a large proportion
4:11·compared to other Japanese populations
4:13·such as Mainland Japanese and ryuk
4:17·kuons on the paternal Hao group the vast
4:20·majority of the Inu men belong to Hao
4:22·Group D
4:24·m55 the jman male lineage which were
4:27·distributed only in the Japanese
4:30·archipelago it is noteworthy that they
4:32·retained a large number of Joon related
4:35·Hao groups in both their paternal and
4:38·maternal Gene
4:40·pools in 2008 the Japanese government
4:44·officially recognized the Inu as an
4:46·indigenous people of Japan marking a
4:49·significant step toward acknowledging
4:52·and preserving their cultural heritage
4:55·their current daily lives in terms of
4:57·food clothing and housing
5:00·are almost the same as those of most
5:02·people in Japan however in line with a
5:05·growing recognition of inu's traditional
5:07·culture and a movement to restore
5:09·various aspects of it in recent years
5:12·some Anu people are proactively
5:14·attempting to learn their traditional
5:16·culture and pass it on to the next
5:19·Generation like most of us these modern
5:22·Anu also struggle for
5:28·survival
5:30·[Applause]
5:31·[Music]
5:50·[Applause]
5:56·[Music]
5:59·and now hold and
6:04·now
6:28·now
6:32·[Music]
6:50·[Music]
7:28·n
7:58·for
8:28·for
8:58·for
9:04·for

1 posted on 12/18/2023 8:31:42 AM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

I’m interested in READING more. Is there a non-video summary anywhere?


2 posted on 12/18/2023 8:40:01 AM PST by Uncle Miltie (islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist.)
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To: SunkenCiv
"Ainu, Ainu"


5 posted on 12/18/2023 8:52:25 AM PST by moovova ("The NEXT election is the most important election of our lifetimes!“ LOL...)
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To: SunkenCiv

They look very Caucasian................


8 posted on 12/18/2023 8:55:41 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while l aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: SunkenCiv

Wanna watch a Japanese person flip out, tell them they’re closest related genetically to Koreans(which they are).

CC


10 posted on 12/18/2023 9:23:21 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Ha! Ainu all along.


11 posted on 12/18/2023 9:53:42 AM PST by Migraine
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