Sakhalin Ainu
 Group of Ainu people in Sakhalin Oblast (1902) |
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (109 (Russian Census 2010) 100 to 1,000 (not federally recognized)) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sakhalin Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai & Kamchatka Krai | |
| Languages | |
| Russian, Ainu languages | |
| Religion | |
| Russian Orthodox & Shamanism (see Ainu mythology) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ainu of Hokkaido, Kamchadals, Ryukyuan people,Yamato people |
The Ainu in Russia are an indigenous people of Russia located in Sakhalin Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai and Kamchatka Krai. The Russian Ainu people (Айны), also called Kurile (Куриль), Kamchatka's Kurile (Камчатские Куриль / Камчадальские Айны) or Ein (Ейны), can be subdivided into six groups.
Although only around 100 people currently identify themselves as Ainu in Russia (according to the census of 2010), it is believed that at least 1,000 Russian people are of significant Ainu ancestry. The low numbers identifying as Ainu are a result of the refusal by the federal government to recognise the Ainu as a "living" ethnic group. Most of the people who identify themselves as Ainu live in Kamchatka Krai, although the largest number of people who are of Ainu ancestry (without acknowledging it) are found in Sakhalin Oblast.
100 to 1,000 (not federally recognized))
Kuril Ainu people in front of the traditional dwelling. Sakhalin Ainu men, photographed by Bronisław Piłsudski Rapuri, Kuril Ainu bird-skin coat
The Ainu in Russia are an indigenous people of Russia located in Sakhalin Oblast, Khabarovsk Krai and Kamchatka Krai. The Russian Ainu people (Айны), also called Kurile (Куриль), Kamchatka's Kurile (Камчатские Куриль / Камчадальские Айны) or Ein (Ейны), can be subdivided into six groups.
Although only around 100 people currently identify themselves as Ainu in Russia (according to the census of 2010), it is believed that at least 1,000 Russian people are of significant Ainu ancestry. The low numbers identifying as Ainu are a result of the refusal by the federal government to recognise the Ainu as a "living" ethnic group. Most of the people who identify themselves as Ainu live in Kamchatka Krai, although the largest number of people who are of Ainu ancestry (without acknowledging it) are found in Sakhalin Oblast.
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