The problem of maintaining the Vepsian identity in the context of the activities of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council

Abstract The authors of this article focus on the problem of the activities of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) in the context of maintaining the Vepsian identity. It’s important that Veps, being a people of Euro-Arctic, are recognized as an indigenous ethnic group of Barents region by BEAC. T...

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Published in:IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Main Authors: Andreev, M, Renni, F, Turkin, V, Chueva, D, Chistalyova, T
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: IOP Publishing 2020
Subjects:
Arctic
Arctic Council
barents region
nenets
saami
vepsian
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012176
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012176/pdf
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012176
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Summary:Abstract The authors of this article focus on the problem of the activities of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC) in the context of maintaining the Vepsian identity. It’s important that Veps, being a people of Euro-Arctic, are recognized as an indigenous ethnic group of Barents region by BEAC. The authors analyze all aspects of Council policy of maintaining the Vepsian people. Although the structure of Council includes The Working Group of Indigenous Peoples (WGIP), the authors argue that too little attention has been paid to the Vepsian issue, compared with Nenets and Saami problematics. Beyond that, a reader is informed about strengths and weaknesses of the BEAC activities in this direction. Finally, article gives recommendations on improving the efficiency of BEAC policy with regard to the Vepsian ethnic group.

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