Maya Sekine
Maya Sekine is an Ainu YouTuber.[1] She works to preserve Ainu culture.[2] She's devoted to passing down Ainu culture. [2][3] Sekine spoke to the United Nations about the importance of saving the Ainu language.[4]
Sekine was born in Japan.[3] She learned Ainu from a young age.[3] In college, Sekine was able to share her Ainu culture with her friends and peers.[3] She started her YouTube channel in 2019 after being a presenter on an Ainu language-learning radio program for a year.[2][3] Sekine wanted to spread her culture by teaching people short and everyday phrases.[3] She taught people traditional Ainu cooking, music, and weaving on her YouTube.[3] Sekine values being honest and preserving her culture. She would love to open a cafe where all the waiters speak Ainu.[3]
References
change- ↑ Luke Lawrence, Martin Mielick, Ryuko Kubota, editors. Discourses of Identity: Language Learning, Teaching, and Reclamation Perspectives in Japan. (2023). Germany: Springer International Publishing. P.84-85
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Indigenous Ainu university student shares her culture with the rest of Japan on YouTube". Mainichi Daily News. 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Matsumoto, Atsuko (2021-01-30). "Laid-back, but committed: YouTuber shares charms of ancestral Ainu culture". NewsBank Access World News.
- ↑ 呉俐君 (2023-07-21). "｢消滅危機言語｣琉球諸語やアイヌ語の保護計画、民族自らを中心に作成体制を 関係団体が国連会合で声明". 琉球新報デジタル (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-04-11.