The Hidden People of Japan | Ainu History and Myth
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The Hidden People of Japan | Ainu History and Myth

B2Upper-intermediateFebruary 27, 202648 min

What happens when a racist A**hole tells your history?! Well, your religion and mythology get missinterepretted for a couple hundred years untill a 19 year old girl finally saves the story of her people. This is the history of the Ainu people, their anamistic religion, and their incredibly unique mythology. In this episode, we’ll learn 🐻 The history of the Ainu, one of the indiginous peoples of Japan 🐻 the lies that have been told about the Ainu 🐻 why you’ve possibly never heard of them 🐻 their religion 🐻 th...

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