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IJLLL 2025 Vol.11(2): 117-120
DOI: 10.18178/IJLLL.2025.11.2.584

Visualizing the Indigenous Rights of the Ainu People: Establishment of Online Database of the Ainu Placenames

Inoue Takuya
Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan
Email: severnayazemlya@gmail.com (I.T.)

Manuscript received November 27, 2024; accepted March 2, 2025; published April 27, 2025.

Abstract— This paper presents the progress of an ongoing project to create a map that integrates and plots the ecological values reflected in Ainu placenames, intending to enhance recognition of the Indigenous Ainu people’s rights to their lands and natural resources. This online database visualizes Indigenous knowledge on a map, offering a perspective that reframes modern concepts of territory by highlighting the pre-colonial state of Hokkaido (Yaunmosir). Additionally, it is a powerful advocacy tool for acknowledging and promoting Indigenous rights. The project also provides valuable insights into the sustainable use of natural resources, fostering cooperation among people of different ethnicities on the islands for the future.
 
Keywords—Ainu language, database, Indigenous rights, placenames

Cite: Inoue Takuya, "Visualizing the Indigenous Rights of the Ainu People: Establishment of Online Database of the Ainu Placenames," International Journal of Languages, Literature and Linguistics, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 117-120, 2025.

Copyright © 2025 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).

 

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