阿伊努民族是目前日本政府唯一承認的土著民族,其民族地位獲得承認經歷了復雜而漫長過程。分析阿伊努民族地位確立的動因、日本政府制定阿伊努政策的歷程及具體措施,探討反思"文化自治"背景下的日本阿伊努政策,對于理解全球視野下土著民族或少數民族政策的發展,具有一定的啟示意義。

Ainu people,who are currently the only indigenous people recognized by the Japanese government,have had a complicated and long-lasting process striving for recognition of their ethnic status.This study analyzed why the Ainu people’s ethnic status had to be recognized,how the Japanese government made policies during the recognition process,and what detailed measures were taken.Further discussions and reflections were presented on the policies for Ainu people under the backdrop of the Japanese"cultural autonomy".All the above would help readers better understand the development of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities from a global perspective,thus shedding new light on this important topic.