作為日本型先住民族政策的愛努施策推進法的意義

The significance of the Ainu Policy Promotion Act of 2019 :A basis of an indigenous policy fitting the conditions of the Ainu and Japan

將愛努民族定位為先住民族的第一部法律，愛努施策推進法已於2019年5月24日施行。從歷史上來看，雖然愛努人為日本北部的先住民族已是十分清楚明白的事實，但與許多外國的原住民族仍有不同，他們不是作為集體權主體的民族組織，且在認定先住民個人身分方面，必要的資料也還未整備完善。本文將探討此一作為因應愛努人與日本實際情況的先住民族政策的愛努施策推進法的意義。

On May 24, 2019, the Ainu Policy Promotion Act, the first law to position the Ainu people as an indigenous people, was enforced. Historically, it is clear that Ainu are indigenous people in northern Japan. However, unlike indigenous peoples in other countries, there is no ethnic organization that is the subject of collective rights, and no materials necessary for certifying an individual as an Ainu are found available at present. The significance of the Ainu Policy Promotion Act as a basis of indigenous policy measures that match the actual situation of the Ainu and Japan will be examined.