An Ainu woman in traditional dress feeds rice to a black bear being raised in an elevated log cage in an Ainu village on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. The Ainu (pronounced I-noo) worship the bear as their most revered god. Prior to when this historical photograph was taken in 1962, bears raised in the village would be slaughtered during an annual festival. Bear festivals continue today for tourists but the animal is no longer sacrificed. The Ainu were officially recognized as indigenous people of Japan in 2008. Stock Photohttps://www.alamy.com/licenses-and-pricing/?v=1https://www.alamy.com/an-ainu-woman-in-traditional-dress-feeds-rice-to-a-black-bear-being-raised-in-an-elevated-log-cage-in-an-ainu-village-on-the-island-of-hokkaido-in-northern-japan-the-ainu-pronounced-i-noo-worship-the-bear-as-their-most-revered-god-prior-to-when-this-historical-photograph-was-taken-in-1962-bears-raised-in-the-village-would-be-slaughtered-during-an-annual-festival-bear-festivals-continue-today-for-tourists-but-the-animal-is-no-longer-sacrificed-the-ainu-were-officially-recognized-as-indigenous-people-of-japan-in-2008-image346739124.html
RM2B43984–An Ainu woman in traditional dress feeds rice to a black bear being raised in an elevated log cage in an Ainu village on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan. The Ainu (pronounced I-noo) worship the bear as their most revered god. Prior to when this historical photograph was taken in 1962, bears raised in the village would be slaughtered during an annual festival. Bear festivals continue today for tourists but the animal is no longer sacrificed. The Ainu were officially recognized as indigenous people of Japan in 2008.
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