Were the Emishi the same people as the Ainu

The Emishi were not one single ethnic group

The historical Emishi cannot simply be treated as the same people as the Ainu. At least some Emishi were related to the Ainu and spoke Ainu languages, but the name “Emishi” originally covered people who shared a separate culture and political identity rather than one single ethnic group.

Some escaped communities secured autonomy in Suriname

In Suriname, people who escaped slavery formed Maroon communities in the rain-forest interior. Their knowledge of the forest helped them evade colonial campaigns. European authorities eventually signed treaties granting some communities autonomy, sovereign status and trade rights.

Two different kinds of tasks can be easier together

Working memory handles words and visual information partly through different systems. Because of this, doing one verbal task and one visual task at the same time can be easier than doing two tasks that use the same kind of information.

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Were the Emishi the same people as the Ainu

The Emishi were not one single ethnic group

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