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Shigeru Kayano

かやの しげる

Kayano Shigeru

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性別
男性
生誕
1926-06-15 （Nibutani, Biratori (Saru District), Hokkaido, Japan）
死没
2006-05-06 （Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan） 79歳
国籍
Japan
言語
Ainu, Japanese
居住地歴
Nibutani, Biratori (Saru District), Hokkaido, Japan → Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

経歴

職業
Ainu cultural researcher, Politician, Museum director, Author, Radio presenter
活動期間
1953年〜2006年
所属
Director, Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum, Hokkaido University, Faculty of Letters (Lecturer)
所属団体
Hokkaido Ainu Association, International Indigenous Peoples' Network
影響を受けた人物
Kyōsuke Kindaichi, ,
影響を与えた人物
Shirō Kayano, Numerous researchers and activists in Ainu cultural preservation and transmission

学歴

The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI)
学位: 博士（学術）
卒業年: 2001
国: Japan
Doctoral thesis: 'Study of kamui-sending rituals among the Ainu — focusing on the Saru River basin'.

受賞歴

Kikuchi Kan Prize
1975
対象作品: Uepekere Anthology (Collected Ainu Tales)
主催: Kikuchi Kan Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Hokkaido Cultural Encouragement Award
1978
主催: Hokkaido Prefecture
結果: 受賞
Yoshikawa Eiji Cultural Prize
1989
主催: Yoshikawa Eiji Cultural Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Hokkaido Cultural Award
1993
主催: Hokkaido Prefecture
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1998
対象作品: Kayano Shigeru's Ainu Mythology Collection
主催: Mainichi Newspapers
結果: 受賞
Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Award
1999
対象作品: Kayano Shigeru's Ainu Mythology Collection
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Japan)
結果: 受賞
Hokkaido Shimbun Cultural Award
2000
主催: Hokkaido Shimbun
結果: 受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class
2001
部門: 勲章
主催: Government of Japan
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Uepekere Anthology (Collected Ainu Tales)

1974年 Folklore collection

A collected and annotated anthology of Ainu folktales (uepekere), an important work for recording and preserving oral literature.

FolktalesOral literatureYukar (Ainu epic)

Kayano Shigeru's Ainu Mythology Collection

1998年 Mythology collection

A comprehensive 10-volume collection of Ainu myths, compiled with accompanying CDs and video, assembling extensive materials and recordings.

MythologyRitualsOral tradition

Kayano Shigeru's Ainu Language Dictionary

1996年 Dictionary

A dictionary of Ainu compiled mainly from his own vocabulary, an important resource for preservation and education of the Ainu language.

Language preservationLexicography

A Monument to the Ainu (Ainu no Hi)

1980年 Essays / Record

Essays and records on Ainu history, culture, and contemporary issues. An English edition titled 'Our Land Was a Forest' was published.

HistoryCultural documentation
翻訳
  • Our Land Was a Forest (English translation, 1993)

Ainu Language Resounds in the Diet

1997年 Essays / Record

A record of his political activities, the significance of using the Ainu language in the Diet, and related experiences.

PoliticsLanguage rightsCultural promotion

全著作

  • Uepekere Anthology (Collected Ainu Tales)
  • The Fox's Charanke
  • The Wind God and Okikurmi
  • The Adventures of Okikurmi
  • The Carved Wolf
  • My Nibutani
  • Chise A Kara: Reconstructing an Ainu House
  • Horse of Fire
  • Ainu Tools and Artifacts
  • Photo Collection: Ainu
  • A Monument to the Ainu / Our Land Was a Forest (English)
  • The Romance of the Bear God
  • Living in Nibutani
  • Kamuy Yukar and Folktales
  • Easy Ainu (2 volumes)
  • Our Land Was a Forest (English edition, 1993)
  • My Wife Was Borrowed
  • Kayano Shigeru's Ainu Language Dictionary
  • Ainu Language Resounds in the Diet
  • Ainu Mythology Collection (10 volumes)
  • Passing on Ainu Culture
  • The Ainu - A Story of Japan's Original People (English edition, 2004)
  • The Ainu and the Fox (English edition, 2006)

翻案

  • Film 'Ainu Wedding' (dir. Tadashi Himeta)
  • Film 'Chise A Kara (We Build Our House)'
  • Film 'Iyomante: Sending Off the Bear'

作品の翻訳

  • Our Land Was a Forest (English translation of 'Ainu no Hi', 1993)
  • The Ainu - A Story of Japan's Original People (2004, English edition)
  • The Ainu and the Fox (2006, English edition)

作風・主題

文体
Reconstructive recording of oral traditionDocumentary style emphasizing collection and annotationExpository narration with ethnographic and historical perspective
頻出モチーフ
BearFoxNature and local environmentMyth and ritualTransmission of tradition

健康

  • Parkinson's disease
    2000年代頃〜2006年
    In later years he suffered from Parkinson's disease and died in 2006 after developing acute pneumonia while hospitalized. Though his activities were constrained in later life, his work for cultural preservation continued.

評価・遺産

Shigeru Kayano devoted his life to recording, preserving and promoting Ainu culture and language. Through founding the Nibutani Ainu Museum, compiling dictionaries and myth collections, and using the Ainu language in the Diet, he made major contributions to recognition and cultural revival of the Ainu people.

記念館・博物館

  • Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum Nibutani, Biratori (Saru District), Hokkaido, Japan 1972年開館

関連学会

  • Hokkaido University (involved as lecturer)

資料所蔵先

  • Kayano Shigeru Nibutani Ainu Museum (archival holdings)
  • National Diet Library (holds his publications)
  • Hokkaido Research Center for Ainu Culture (related holdings)

大衆文化への影響

  • Featured in documentary films by Tadashi Himeta (e.g., 'Ainu Wedding', 'Chise A Kara', 'Iyomante: Sending Off the Bear')
  • Ainu language radio programs (STV radio Ainu language course, FM Pipausi) promoting the language
  • Biographical documentaries produced/broadcast by NHK and HTB

引用

  • People (hunting peoples) return to their homeland before their feet grow dark.
    出典: Remark upon retirement from the Diet (1998) (1998年)

豆知識

  • First Ainu member of the National Diet (assumed office by succession in August 1994)
  • Founded the Nibutani Ainu Museum in 1972 and served as its director
  • Collected 1,121 artifacts over 50 years that were designated Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties
  • Awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Third Class in 2001
  • Died in 2006 from complications after suffering from Parkinson's disease