Uepeker (Ainu: ウエペケㇾ, lit. 'old tale') are Ainu folktales, and form part of Ainu oral literature. In Sakhalin, the term "uchashkuma" is used, and in other...

prehistoric society centred on a similar sacrifice Bear worship "Project uepeker: What does iomante mean for modern-day ainu?". 11 January 2010. イヨマンテ禁止通達を撤廃...

even days. The Ainu also have another form of narrative often used called Uepeker, which was used in the same contexts. A native written form of the Ainu...

masters of narration, with the Yukar and other forms of narration such as Uepeker (Uwepeker) tales being committed to memory and related at gatherings that...

served as "visible symbols of chiefdom power". According to narrative uepeker or folktales, Akkeshi and Nemuro Ainu attacked the Uraike casi in the hope...

2005, by Carlo Forlivesi Ainu Museum, (2015). Oral Literature Project Uepeker(open to invited readers only) Musical Instruments of Ainu People World...