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Our Land Was A Forest Kayano Shigeru

Our Land Was A Forest By Kayano Shigeru

Our Land Was A Forest by Kayano Shigeru

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Summary

In this book, the author describes the personal conflicts he faced as a result of the tensions between a traditional and a modern society and his lifelong efforts to fortify a living Ainu culture, which revolved around bear hunting, fishing, farming, and woodcutting.

Our Land Was A Forest Summary

Our Land Was A Forest: An Ainu Memoir by Kayano Shigeru

This book is a beautiful and moving personal account of the Ainu, the native inhabitants of Hokkaido, Japan's northern island, whose land, economy, and culture have been absorbed and destroyed in recent centuries by advancing Japanese. Based on the author's own experiences and on stories passed down from generation to generation, the book chronicle

About Kayano Shigeru

Kayano Shigeru is the founder and director of the Kayano Shigeru Ainu Memorial Museum. He is a Diet member, the first Ainu to be elected. Kyoko Selden teaches Japanese at Cornell University. Lili Selden is a graduate student in Japanese literature at the University of Michigan.

Table of Contents

1. Our Nibutani Valley, 2. The Four Seasons in the Ainu Community, 3. My Grandfather, a Slave to the Shamo, 4. Following Forced Evacuation, 5. A Long Absence from School, 6. My Father's Arrest, 7. An Adolescence Away from Home, 8. Realizing My Dream of Becoming a Foreman, 9. Lucky Is the One Who Dies First, 10. The Teachings of Chiri Mashiho, 11. Making the Acquaintance of Kindaichi Kyosuke, 12. Building the Museum of Ainu Cultural Resources, 13. As a Member of the Ainu People, Epilogue

Additional information

NPB9780367317126
9780367317126
0367317125
Our Land Was A Forest: An Ainu Memoir by Kayano Shigeru
Kayano Shigeru
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2019-08-28
192
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