Editing Ainu people (section)

==Institutions==
[[File:国立アイヌ民族博物館館内.jpg|thumb|[[National Ainu Museum]] interior]]
Most Hokkaidō Ainu, and some other Ainu, are members of an umbrella group called the Hokkaido Ainu Association. The organization changed its name to [[Hokkaido Utari Association]] in 1961 due to the fact that the word Ainu was often used in a derogatory manner by the non-Ainu ethnic Japanese. It was changed back to the Hokkaido Ainu Association in 2009 after the passing of the new law regarding the Ainu. The organization was originally controlled by the government to speed Ainu assimilation and integration into the Japanese [[nation-state]]. It is now run exclusively by Ainu and operates mostly independently of the government.

[[File:Ainu promotion center, Sapporo.JPG|thumb|Ainu cultural promotion center and museum in [[Sapporo]] (Sapporo Pirka Kotan)]]
Other key institutions include ''The Foundation for Research and Promotion of Ainu Culture (FRPAC)'', established by the Japanese government after the enactment of the Ainu Culture Law in 1997; the Hokkaidō University Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cais.hokudai.ac.jp/english/ |title=Center for Ainu & Indigenous Studies |publisher=Hokkaido University |access-date=September 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901112847/http://www.cais.hokudai.ac.jp/english/ |archive-date=September 1, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> established in 2007; and various museums and cultural centers. The Ainu people living in Tokyo have also developed a vibrant political and cultural community.<!-- Links to these organizations needed, also Tokyo Ainu documentary --><ref name="2kamuymintara.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.2kamuymintara.com/film/eng/top.htm |title=Documentary Film 'TOKYO Ainu' |website=2kamuymintara.com |access-date=September 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031905/http://www.2kamuymintara.com/film/eng/top.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.2kamuymintara.com/film/groups.htm |script-title=ja:ドキュメンタリー映画 TOKYO アイヌ 首都圏アイヌ団体紹介 |title=Dokyumentarī eiga Tōkyō Ainu: Shutoken Ainu dantai shōkai |trans-title=Documentary film TOKYO Ainu: Introducing Ainu groups in the Tokyo metropolitan area |website=2kamuymintara.com |access-date=September 30, 2017 |language=ja |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001031816/http://www.2kamuymintara.com/film/groups.htm |archive-date=October 1, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Since late 2011, the Ainu have developed cultural exchange and cooperation with the [[Sámi people]] of northern Europe. Both the Sámi and the Ainu participate in the organization for Arctic indigenous peoples and the Sámi research office in [[Lapland (Finland)]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.arcticcentre.org/EN/News?ln=nxqdhzo3&id=c6d2c468-e74a-49e1-8412-89fdae3b22f9 |title=Joint seminar for Sami and Ainu research |website=arcticcentre.org |access-date=May 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216003002/http://www.arcticcentre.org/EN/News?ln=nxqdhzo3&id=c6d2c468-e74a-49e1-8412-89fdae3b22f9 |archive-date=February 16, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Currently, there are several Ainu museums and cultural parks. Some of them are:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2244.html |title=Ainu |website=japan-guide.com |access-date=May 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023002343/https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2244.html |archive-date=October 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[National Ainu Museum]]
* [[Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Museum]]
* [[Ainu Kotan]]
* [[Ainu Folklore Museum]]
* [[Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples]]
* [[Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum]]
* [[Shinhidaka Ainu Museum]]