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Nenets deputies want early retirement for chum workers
The deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug adopted a resolution to amend the federal law “On Pension Insurance” by proposing to …
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Yamal Nenets children back to tundra for school break
Summer vacation has begun in the schools of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, and children from indigenous peoples attending boarding schools are being transported back to …
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With Putin’s permission, the Nenets remain an indigenous people
On 30 April 30 of this year, the Day of Indigenous Small Peoples was celebrated for the first time in the Russian Federation, in accordance …
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Putin and Lukashenko called Pyak family
Yenksya Pyak, the head of a Nenets family of eight children, could not understand who was calling at the beginning of the call: ‘I hear, …
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Children’s animation in Nenets
Language activists from Nadym have received a grant to translate several episodes of the popular children’s animation series Be-be-bears (‘Mi-mi-mishki’ in Russian) into Nenets. The …
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Sacred natural sites designated in Yamalia
‘It is planned to do this within the framework of anniversary events timed to the 430th anniversary of Salekhard’s foundation. The council members have already …
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Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs 93 years
On 10 December 1930, the Ostyak-Vogul National Okrug and the Yamal (Nenets) National Okrug were formed in the Ural Oblast. Both are now part of …
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Free Nenets language course at the University of Helsinki!
An online course on Nenets languages in English will start at 15:00 on 6 September at the University of Helsinki. Anyone is welcome to attend, …
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Polar bear attacked reindeer herder family in Yamal
A polar bear invaded a tent and attacked a five-year-old child who was being protected by her grandmother. The head of the family rushed to …
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
On 9 August, the Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is celebrated internationally, because on this day in 1992 was the first meeting of the …
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021
Each year, 9 August commemorates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It is celebrated around the world and marks the date of the …
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
The Finno-Ugric and Samoyed peoples include the following indigenous peoples: Izhorians, Setos, Votians, Vepsians, Khanty, Mansis, Enets, Nenets, Nganasans and Selkups. That is why the …