Nenets
Forest fires altering reindeer migration routes, destroying grazing lands
More than a million hectares of land have been burnt in Yakutia
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 …
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 …
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 …
Putin and Lukashenko called Pyak family
From time to time, strange news comes from the Finno-Ugric regions of the Russian Federation, one of which is undoubtedly the phone call between the Russian and Belarusian presidents to the Pyak family of Nenets reindeer herders.
Children's animation in Nenets
The Russian children's animation series Be-be-bears ('Mi-mi-mishki' in Russian) will have several episodes translated into Nenets.
Sacred natural sites designated in Yamalia
In the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, signs describing sacred sites may appear. The idea was announced at a meeting of the Council of Indigenous Minorities of the North in Salekhard.
Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs 93 years
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug celebrated their 93rd birthdays on 10 December.
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, …
Polar bear attacked reindeer herder family in Yamal
A polar bear attacked a family of reindeer herders in the remote inland tradin post of Ust-Juribey, Yamal-Nenets autonomous region, Yamal Media reported.
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2021
That is why the 2021 theme is “Leaving no one behind: Indigenous peoples and the call for a new social contract.” But, what does it mean?