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Fenno-Ugria's new exhibition "13 Finnougrists" presented in University of Tartu
Fenno-Ugria’s new travelling exhibition, ‘13 Finnougrists’, opened on 9 September 2026 in the Jakobi 2 teaching building at the University of Tartu. The exhibition is …
Kumu’s new exhibition explores the complex journey of the Saami
On Friday 11 September 2026, Kumu opened the international group exhibition ‘no beginning, no end: Decolonial Gestures in Sámi Worldbuilding’, which explores the complex journey …
Daria Egereva nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Daria Egereva, a human rights activist, advocate for the rights of indigenous peoples and environmentalist from the Russian Federation, who is of Selkup ethnicity, has …
The protection of indigenous peoples in Russia has become a “matter of national security”
The German newspaper Berliner Gazette published an article by Regzena Erdyneeva on the repression of indigenous peoples and human rights defenders in Russia. The editors …
Indigenous peoples of Yamal put forward proposals for improving their living conditions
In Nadym, Dmitri Artyukhov, Governor of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, met with representatives of ‘Yamal Potomkam’, an organisation representing the region’s indigenous peoples. The aim …
New travelling exhibition "13 Finnougrists"
The exhibition is based on material from the 2026 Finno-Ugric calendar. Finno-Ugric studies is a small but important discipline, the influence of which extends far …
Kindred Peoples' Programme call for nominations
Kindred People’s Programme calls for nominations for the Uralic Ethnic Studies Award 2026 and for the Scientific Research Published in a Uralic Language Award 2026.
RAIPON lost its observer status with UNESCO
RAIPON, the representative organisation of Russia’s indigenous peoples, has lost its observer status with UNESCO at the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee.
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 …
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 …
Bill: indigenous peoples of Russia exempt from military service
On 30 April, Indigenous Peoples’ Day—which was celebrated for the first time this year in the Russian Federation—State Duma Deputy Fedot Tumusov (a Sakha from …
Brussels: presentation of Fenno-Ugria's report and opening of Piret Räni's exhibition
On 21 May, the opening of Piret Räni’s exhibition “Animals in the Mythology of Finno-Ugric Peoples” took place at the Estonian Embassy in Brussels. At the same time, Barbi Pilvre, director of Fenno-Ugria, gave a half-hour overview of the situation of Finno-Ugric peoples in Russia in recent years, based on a report commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.