The Penn Museum, in collaboration with the Penn Libraries, recently launched various Ainu-themed programming, including a documentary screening and an ongoing exhibit on Ainu representation in media.

Humankind collectively speaks about 7,000 languages, yet each month one vanishes. For the Scottish linguist and biographer Lorna Gibb, this loss is more than unfortunate—it mirrors the extinction of ...

The skulls of three indigenous Ainu people have been returned to their community by a university. The remains, which have been held at the University of Edinburgh’s Anatomical Museum for more than 100 ...