Our Land Was A Forest : an Ainu Memoir.

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 p...

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Main Author: Shigeru, Kayano
Other Authors: Selden, Mark
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Westview Press, 1994.
Series:Transitions--Asia and Asian America.
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