Literatures and Materials of Ainu Language: for Learners Compiled by Suzuko Tamura (Waseda University) Supplemented by Osami Okuda (Sapporo Gakuin University) mail to the page editor September 2, 2001 (update history) Literatures and Materials in Japanese (Japanese font set required) Contents 1. Literatures 2. Video/Audio Materials 3. Links to the Internet 1. Literatures (Some of the following ...

John Batchelor made his mind to work for the Ainu as follows. The first was to teach Ainu Christianity, the second was to make them know the generosity, mercy and light of the God, the third was to inform Japanese people of Ainu religion and language because they did not now know them. Batchelor came to Hakodate from Hongkong when he was 23. One day when he had a chat with the students he had ...