http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.ainu/mb.ashx 2008-03-08 07:12:04Z http://c.ancestry.com/s/0/p/3/i/logo.gif http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.ainu/mb.ashx 175 38 http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.ainu/6/mb.ashx the Ainu people also live on an Island north of Japan called sakhalin. here are some maps showinf\g the island and its native inhabitants.<br><br><a href="http://enviro-map.com/sakhalin" target="_blank">http://enviro-map.com/sakhalin</a> 2008-03-08 07:12:04Z kaerisna http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.ainu/6/mb.ashx http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.ainu/1/mb.ashx 2005-09-05 20:04:59Z Hugh_Watkins http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.ainu/1/mb.ashx http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.ainu/3/mb.ashx I`ve heard that the language of the Ainu of Japan is very similar to that of the Basques of Europe. Some scientists believe Ainu and Basque are related to each other. Some even think Basques are directly related to Cro-Magnon humans. Basques live in northern Spain and southern France. Very Strange! Here`s website with lots of information:<br><br><a href="http://www.highspeedplus.com/~edonon/ainu.htm" target="_blank">http://www.highspeedplus.com/~edonon/ainu.htm</a><br><br> 2005-05-02 00:23:07Z CeliaG57 http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ethnic.ainu/3/mb.ashx