「先住民」認定 - Living, Loving, Thinking, Again

Kyodo “Japan’s government to stipulate Ainu as ‘indigenous people’ for first time” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/28/national/japans-government-stipulate-ainu-indigenous-people-first-time/

日本政府はアイヌ関係の新法の中で、初めて法律の中でアイヌを「先住民」と明記することを検討しているという。1997年の「アイヌ文化振興法」*1でも「先住民」という表現は避けられていた；

The central government is likely to stipulate for the first time in law that the Ainu are an “indigenous people” of Japan, according to sources.
Using the phrase “indigenous people” in a law would be an additional step by the government to clarify its stance on the Ainu, as it issued a statement in 2008 recognizing them as an “indigenous people that have their own language, religious and cultural identity.”
The sources said Monday that the reference is likely to be made in a law the government is considering to improve Ainu living standards and education.

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In addition to the new Ainu law, the government is planning to open facilities to promote Ainu culture in Hokkaido in 2020, when Tokyo will host the Olympics.
In the past, politicians have made remarks drawing flak from the Ainu, including when Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone said in 1986 that “Japan is a homogeneous nation.”*2

*1:http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/H09/H09HO052.html See eg. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8C%E6%96%87%E5%8C%96%E3%81%AE%E6%8C%AF%E8%88%88%E4%B8%A6%E3%81%B3%E3%81%AB%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8C%E3%81%AE%E4%BC%9D%E7%B5%B1%E7%AD%89%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E7%9F%A5%E8%AD%98%E3%81%AE%E6%99%AE%E5%8F%8A%E5%8F%8A%E3%81%B3%E5%95%93%E7%99%BA%E3%81%AB%E9%96%A2%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B