Shinda is the fertility god of the Ainu people. Traditional Ainu recite prayers of thanksgiving to Shinda before every meal. [1]
The Ainu are an indigenous ethnic group who reside in northern Japan and southeastern Russia, including Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region of Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea of Okhotsk, such as Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, the Kamchatka Peninsula, and the Khabarovsk Krai. They have occupied these areas, known to them as "Ainu Mosir", since before the arrival of the modern Yamato and Russians. These regions are often referred to as Ezochi (蝦夷地) and its inhabitants as Emishi (蝦夷) in historical Japanese texts. Along with the Yamato and Ryukyu ethnic groups, the Ainu people are one of the primary historic ethnic groups of Japan.
Hokkaido is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the undersea Seikan Tunnel.
Korpokkur, also written Koro-pok-kuru, korobokkuru, korbokkur, or koropokkur, koro-pok-guru, are a race of small people in folklore of the Ainu people of the northern Japanese islands. The name is traditionally analysed as a tripartite compound of kor, pok, and kur ("person") and interpreted to mean "people below the leaves of the Fuki" in the Ainu language.
Noboribetsu is a city in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park, it is southwest of Sapporo, west of Tomakomai and northeast of Hakodate.
Biratori is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name of the town means 'between the rocky cliffs' in the Ainu language.
Teshikaga is a town located in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of October 2020, the town has an estimated population of 6,955 and a density of 9.0 persons per km2. The total area is 774.53 km2.
Ainu, or more precisely Hokkaido Ainu, is a language spoken by a few elderly members of the Ainu people on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is a member of the Ainu language family, itself considered a language family isolate with no academic consensus of origin. It is classified as Critically Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger.
Surinder Pal Dhammi, better known as Surinder Shinda, was an Indian singer of Punjabi music who is considered a "grandfather of MOC ", and has been described as "legendary". He had numerous hit songs including "Jatt Jeona Morh", "Putt Jattan De", "Truck Billiya", "Balbiro Bhabhi" and "Kaher Singh Di Mout". He has also appeared in Punjabi films such as Putt Jattan De and Ucha Dar Babe Nanak Da.
Sukshinder Shinda is a British Indian playback singer-songwriter and bhangra record producer from Handsworth in Birmingham, England. He hails from Dhamai village in the Hoshiarpur district of Punjab, India.
Saru River is a river in Hokkaidō, Japan.
Hasinaw-uk-kamuy is the Ainu kamuy (goddess) of the hunt. She is sometimes called Isosange Mat and Kamuy Paseguru.
The Menashi-Kunashir rebellion or war or Menashi-Kunashir battle took place in 1789 between the Ainu and the Wajin on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Northeastern Hokkaido.
The revolt of Shakushain was an Ainu rebellion against Japanese authority on Hokkaidō between 1669 and 1672 in the Edo period. It was led by Ainu chieftain Shakushain against the Matsumae clan, who represented Japanese trading and governmental interests in the area of Hokkaidō, then controlled by the Japanese.
Rekuhkara is a style of singing, similar to Inuit throat singing, that was practised by the Ainu until 1976 when the last practitioner died. The Sakhalin spelling rekuxkara or the Japanese spelling rekukkara can also be encountered.
Putt Jattan De is a 1983 Punjabi film produced by Devinder Singh Gill and Iqbal Dhillon and directed by Jagjit Gill. It starred Daljeet Kaur and Baldev Khosa with Hindi stars Shatrughan Sinha and Dharmendra making special appearances. Surinder Shinda and Mohammad Sadiq were playback singers and acted as well.
Ohaw or rur is a savory soup of Ainu cuisine, a dish of the Ainu people of northern Japan, flavored with fish or animal bones. Kelp is also used to add flavor to the stock. Unlike the majority of the traditional Japanese soups, the Ainu do not use miso or soy sauce in their soups. The solid ingredients such as meat, fish, vegetables and/or wild edible plants are added to the stock.
Faraar is a 2015 Indian Punjabi-language film starring Gippy Grewal and Kainaat Arora in lead roles. Gippy Grewal played a double role character in the movie. The movie was released on 28 August 2015.
The Ainu languages, sometimes known as Ainuic, are a small language family, often regarded as a language isolate, historically spoken by the Ainu people of northern Japan and neighboring islands, as well as mainland, including previously southern part of Kamchatka Peninsula.
The Ainu and Native American power boards are two hand carved wooden planks by members of Ainu and Chinook tribes, installed outside the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. The pieces were commissioned for Forest of Dreams and exhibited at the Portland Japanese Garden before being erected in the Lloyd Center in 2019.