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Anthropology 202
Exam 1 Study Guide
Short Identifications:
1. Former Aborigines Protection Act
Former Aborigines Protection Act happened on 1899. It was called “former”
because Ainu had become Japanized later. Women were forced to switch from
hunting-gathering to a farming lifestyle. They were given 13 acres land and 15
years condition to make the land productive. If they couldn’t make it, government
would confiscate the land. It was difficult for them because they have no
agriculture skills. So they ended up selling their lands and became laborers.
2. Hogen fuda
Hogen fuda were the dialect tags that hung around the necks of Okinawan school
children who made “mistake” at using Okinawan language at school. This
practice continued through 1960s. It’s way in which Japanese tried to erase
vestiges of previous ethnic cultural linguistic identity and impose their own.
3. Turtle- back tombs
Turtle-back tombs was one of the common site of worship in Japan. It’s the place
where bones of generations of ancestors stored. There’ re 35000 pieces on main-
islands of Okinawa alone. It has 2 separate chambers, each with its own entrance.