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Ainu research that is asked large "the north Hokkaido newspaper 82 10 10"

Being installing consent from a/the person concerned orally concerning, the collection of the human bone in the medicine anatomy classroom according to, a north large side letter etc. are said to not be remaining. However, I promised when I build "the spirit tombstone between a person concerned" the dissatisfaction such as" that although was saying that I return it smolders for long if "research ends and have continued it.

I live in Yakumo-cho within a toshima shimbun hereditarily go out and as for Nemuro-shi residing-the same classroom is present to the excavation that I did in the land of (the deceased) the remains without keeping the year of a/the father during the summer vacation in Showa 9 10, old yourap Ainu of social standing of a family of with chinquapin shiiku that is the city where (does and go) (72)-at present.

"(Deceased of) the Kodama Sakuzaemon professor who was the excavation representative in that time Ainu was Japanese, to dig the bone and set up the grave post of a tree, although build the spirit tombstone after, excavation that said that be necessary and be due to a country and promised that to make clear such that only. Even it has rotted even the postwar did pressing right away and repeatedly the father and " and chinquapin Mr. shiiku is angry the promise nonfulfillment of a north large side.

What the same classroom collected according to chinquapin Mr.shiiku, is not only the remains and passed away only of it is such that there was a body. "grndmotherYAE' that' were to excavation about 80 years old at that time in addition to me, are present and did explanation about customs etc. of the burial. It tries to come with) tapestory that knitted the body with (the toad kina, when this , passed away with about 90 years old in time of war and obtain with muriru (a black string) and bury it only of it took it although it is large the north with a/the form. Even the body brought it, although reach in 4 and even perfect virtue Mr. Taro of the son of passed away. I send piled up on a/the station in the case of perfect virtue Mr. Taro and on a/the freight car with this hand" and it is chinquapin Mr.shiiku.

The Ainu graveyard excavation of quiet inside that was carried out in Showa 30 is digging as unrelated Buddha after it did the notice, assuming that it accompanies it to the graveyard burial. The Fujimoto Hideo deposit cultural assets center survey general manager that helped the excavation of north large with, a quiet inside high school teacher, at that time were supposed to say that they return it if research ends with "the promise with a/the town. I am saying that naturally, it will should be put to an unrelated grave, as it processed it as an unrelated bone.

Also "the Kataoka new assistance director of the predecessor in the family line (Showa 11〜as for a/the  Mr.sawa shirou Kushiro home country museum director, the being duties, Shizuoka-shi residing) gave the bones of Ainu of several bodies to Professor Kodama in 36. "I tell that I was saying as to do mouth ぐ that I, do not take the trouble of returning it although it was the promise that I return if research ends.

On the other hand, regarding the article buried in a tomb that was excavated with the remains the Ainu person concerned is showing a strong interest. When chinquapin Mr.SHIIKU digs "the grave the ball rhinoceros (the necklace), man are large the north, although sword etc. appeared without fail the woman testify be written that I had collected with the human bone even this and clearly to "100 north large year history (common opinion)" that the same classroom was doing the research of the folklore of Ainu by using an article buried in a tomb with the research of the human bone.

It is large the north to this, although Hokkaido/racial problem study meeting representative, sea horse swamp Mr. Hiroshi (60), is questioning on it about the whereabout of the article buried in a tomb with the return, spirit problem of the human bone this spring, prior to the negotiation in this time and say that I am hearing that Professor Kodama "throws a private fortune and collected only. I am not able to understand) that sea horse swamp Mr. Hiroshi is unrelated although be large "(the north. I am saying that it pursues it with other problems from now on.

On the same day/same pages "human bone data wa 1004 body article buried in a tomb even collected? the the they as for "

Although the negotiation over the human bone data return of the Ainu race that is stored in the being of one size medical school anatomy classroom with the Hokkaido utari organization (the Nomura Giichi managing director) with north large from the end of August is carried out the human bone number, excavation place etc. that are stored by 9th, became clear. According to this as for a total human body bone number (the house cranium (is) 1004 bodies the bone number 964 pieces), an excavation place it combines it old Sakhalin, 1000 islands in addition to 58 place within the ways and be reaching 81 place. However, it is large "the north from the persons who know excavation that time and even the article buried in a tomb that went out together, in addition to the bone there is even the possibility that develops appeared although I am collecting it and the voice with" that is not announced into the one that the negotiation asks the way of the whereabout and Ainu research of an article buried in a tomb, in addition to human bone return.

As for the excavation point inside a/the way, the north be the Shizunai-cho 166 body, Yakumo-cho 141 bodies, old department villages (Yakumo-cho) 124 bodies, Mori-machi 86 bodies, Hidaka-cho 40 bodies in the Watari island, Hidaka, 10 victory pipes, that many human bones are excavated, although Wakkanai, the east are to Nemuro with respect to all area centering around the way south. An other Kitami-shi 40 body, Chitose (2 place) the 27 body, Oshamanbe-cho 24 bodies, Ebetsu-shi 20 bodies.

The human bone of Ebetsu be the remains of Sakhalin Ainu that were caused to transmigrate and were caused force to the pair wild goose in 9 翌, by 1000 island Sakhalin exchange treaties that tied it to) is (be in 1875 in Meiji 8 with imperial government Russia. Eight hundred forty people of house, about half, that were caused to transmigrate in the land where does not hope with the such form that is deceived are invaded to cholera and howsow by same 20 and dead.

It is large the north and be announcing even the research report look that used these bones with an excavation human bone. It is 6 volumes (in Showa 14-in 17) 35 volume, "the north culture report" (in Showa 30-in 35) 27 volume, "a north large dissection research report" (in Showa 11-in 18) "the Hokkaido empire university medical school anatomy classroom research report" in details total paper number 68 volume.

Studying the human bone that I collected to this middle it is included even) the Ainu race is in 1939 ("the north culture research report" 1st , "the research of the placeable artificial damage of the skull of Ainu" of late Kodama sakuzaemon professor that is thought that there were the customs that open the hole to the skull of the fatalities and take the brain, the bone fragment or piece of meat and scatter an assertion, dispute that and caused.

Hokkaido newspaper 83 12 19 "the view point of the pressman" the society department Fukao victory child

"North large investigate the inside of collection"

An agreement materialized between the Hokkaido utari organization (the Nomura Giichi managing director) and fellow scholar department around the tip about the handling of the Ainu human bones of 1004 bodies that is preserved' by the north large medical school (the Aihara trunk learning general manager) as' the human bone specimen. "Although return to the area which has a return demand and the remainder is large the north I construct the charnel house/it is the storage. Saying frankly, with the contents that do" ICHARPA (an/the attendant festival) north large felt anger with disappointment that, whether the years are applied a/the thing in 3 when it includes even the negotiation of 1 and a half year, the first half for only this, only, or it is able to reply to, the heavy asking of the persons of Ainu only with such a form. I want to try to express about the core of the problem, while going after progress.

As for the Ainu human bone data of 1004 bodies the anatomy classroom of the medical school collects it to, period of half to early period to the 30's in Showa 81 place such as old Sakhalin, 1000 islands from' in addition to 58 place within the ways' it is the one that has done it.

"Planning wa clear"

As if I collected the bone that the human bone that "the construction work scene, cliff such as fish Hoshiba, ground leveling of the pasture, beach (appear from soil with く difference etc.) け about these human bone data in "100 north large year history", was excavated incidentally as), from "the character anthropology research of Ainu in a north large medical school anatomy classroom" that" was main I am writing.

However, I give the concerted efforts of the classroom under, the guidance of a/the Kodama Sakuzaemon professor (the deceased) as, a part of "the medical research of Ainu" that the 8th small committee of the Japanese academics promotion meeting academics department which the Ainu research of the same classroom was established in Showa 8 do and was tackled.

Sixty-two volume thing papers, be announced by using these human bone data in, 35 from Showa 11 and go out and even the comparative research in terms of the land is carried out. I say for "academics research as many Ainu are testifying', although collect' even the human bone that was excavated incidentally it would have done and dig the graveyard and carry the bone and the planned excavation that I did" is undoubted that it was carried out.

There is 1 sheet of photograph that copied the Kodama Sakuzaemon professor into the data of the Hokkaido newspaper publishing company. Professor Kodama who is the one that was shot in fall, in Showa 36 and became a professor emeritus there is the head of Ainu fully the top of the desk and be sitting as arrange the bone and arrange the head skeleton tightly to the shelf of the back and was surrounded to the head skeleton. It is the such photograph that I am not able to be gazing at long.

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Gate advance payment "the president"

Resembling the representative, sea horse swamp Mr. Hiroshi (61) the-Sapporo-shi Nishi-ku kotos of Hokkaido/racial problem study meetings (3) storage situation are 55 year end etc. that they took out the letter as the contents whether or not (2) the spirit which the promise that 4 . 5-, return (1) is not defended are doing it, to aim a north large president.

To this, the Imamura sum president in that time recognizes be sufficient about "the importance of the matter and have started the survey of inquiry etc. For a while time" with the reply is beginning to be turned.

However, the answer that came to the sea horse swamp that, there is no communication and get itchy waiting and took out the letter of protest President Mikio name of "the university is guaranteeing an individual free thought and creative research activities the small bay as for even if I stand the circle 1 year. It was' the answer of the gate advance payment that says' that I am not able to get involved as the president.

As for the sea horse swamp that was expecting that human bone collection' of the details become clear' with the survey of an/the university the exchange of the document with the Miura medicine general manager in that time is carried out after anger, that.

"I hear and reaching be that there is not an illegality point in a step (human bone collection in)" "the research of Professor Kodama continuance, sea horse swamp came to go to north large in quest of the interview negotiation when it is nothing but the activity that will contribute to the welfare of mankind and conviction" such as the answer gave the waist finally and designated the Hokkaido utari organization to the window of the negotiation north large.

"Settlement is pushed against"

To write this article I met the Aizawa medicine general manager several days ago. While it emphasizes repeatedly that it is not that the budget of the charnel house is decided officially it was caused the neck tilted, although he seems to be happy to that the return area stays at 3 areas and was able to leave most of the human bone data.

There were few areas where request return certainly. However, I did not think that a/the human bone' is had better put to north large as' the specimen in other areas. As for the many place will they be able to take it without treating carelessly for instance, build a/the charnel house only with the hand of the people of Ainu why and pay the human bone, that there are dozens bodies?

Doing that is against to the tradition, custom, human nature that dig up the grave and collect the human bone it was the correspondence of an equal north large side to say that it able to do the settlement with the responsibility and burden of the persons of Ainu.

Nonexistent" although the representative "passes away everybody about the way of the Ainu research of north large and will confirm the fact and I answered an university side. However, many persons concerned are even now in all of without there is a representative. Meeting the scholar who was present to the excavation of myself, quite a lot numbers I am hearing the conversation.

"Person concerned even cooperation"

I do "the survey of the inquiry etc." that did the sea horse swamp and promise at the end of 55 in the responsibility of the university, by all means, and report the result to the society widely and want. the history scholar, sociologist, Ainu, if make the inquiry committee to the member in addition to, the medicine scholar and do hearing and inspect the human bone data and academics paper quite a lot facts should become clear. Analyzing even the way of the medicine research in the trend of thought and prewar days in the era simultaneously, I want.

It assumed to ask the responsibility of the people, societies that have promoted, admit the way of such study, without staying because,' the Ainu human bone data problem' this investigate the responsibility of 1 person of scholar and the north large medical school, the Ministry of Education and approach reconsideration, if it does it so. Even, the person concerned holds the courage and wisdom and do the participation, testimony to this work and want.

It would become a real spirit to make the survey committee and come to investigation, conclusion sincerely. And, "the eternity attendant fund" that the Hokkaido utari organization is longing for there is not even what pain, when, all the persons are also the problem of self oneself and felt this problem that and should be established.


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