Utari Mosir

Utari Mosir, meaning "Ainu Land" in the Ainu language, is a semi-autonomous territory of British Columbia. Located immediately to the northeast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, Utari Mosir comprises the southern portion of the Kuril Islands chain.

Description
As a recognised Indigenous Administrative District of BC like for example Nisga'a Lisims and Haida Gwaii since 1979, Utari Mosir has, like Cymru Newydd as well, greater autonomy from the central Dominion Government than do other Regional Districts. It has an elected District Council with representatives from all seven islands, and sends one representative to the House of Commons (the Member of Parliament for the Electoral District of Utari Mosir); however, the Ainu do not have a representative in the Council of Chiefs.

The official languages of Utari Mosir are Ainu and English.

Utari Mosir consists of seven islands (the Ainu name is given, with the English name in parentheses thereafter):


 * Etorop-sir (Iturup Island) -c apital: Shana. Utari Mosir's primary airport, Iturup Airport, is located here.