Japan to recognize Ainu indigenous people for first time
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Vocabulary/Expressions:
1. - indigenous people - particular group of people who have retained social, cultural, economic and political characteristics that are distinct from those of the dominant societies in which they live in
2. - lobbying - the activity of trying to persuade someone in authority
3. - ancestry - one's family or ethnic descent
Questions:
1. Lay down the purpose of the aforementioned bill.
2. Who are Ainu people? Where did they come from?
3. How does your government protect indigenous people?
4. Do you see eye to eye with this new legislation? Justify your answer.
5. Mention some of the indigenous people in your place. List down some of their distinctive characteristics.
