"It's good for the soul": Eveny traditional land-use and meaning in life
Following Russian/Soviet colonization, Indigenous Siberian Eveny less frequently engage in hunting and reindeer herding—land-based activities central to their culture. Research suggests that an inability to engage in key cultural activities may hamper Indigenous peoples’ capacities to construct mean...
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ftarcabc:oai:arcabc.ca:unbc_59011 2023-10-29T02:39:49+01:00 "It's good for the soul": Eveny traditional land-use and meaning in life O'Rourke, Sean Richard (Author) Fondahl, Gail (Thesis advisor) Beaumont, Sherry (Committee member) Harder, Henry (Committee member) Batagaĭ (Sakha, Russia) 2019 electronic 1 online resource (150 pages) https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A59011 https://doi.org/10.24124/2019/59011 English eng University of Northern British Columbia https://arcabc.ca/islandora/object/unbc%3A59011 unbc:59011 uuid: 56a5d9da-860d-4917-b420-0310781a3a7c doi:10.24124/2019/59011 author http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Even (Asian people)--Land tenure Even (Asian people)--Land tenure--Batagaĭ (Sakha Russia) Text thesis 2019 ftarcabc https://doi.org/10.24124/2019/59011 2023-10-01T17:51:42Z Following Russian/Soviet colonization, Indigenous Siberian Eveny less frequently engage in hunting and reindeer herding—land-based activities central to their culture. Research suggests that an inability to engage in key cultural activities may hamper Indigenous peoples’ capacities to construct meaningful existences (i.e., fulfilling lives with purpose), but this has not been empirically investigated among Eveny. I conducted 14 semi-structured interviews on traditional land-use and meaning in life with Eveny men in Batagay-Alyta (Sakkyryr), Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. Half of the participants lived in the village; the other half were nomadic herders. Both herders and non-herders described meaningful existences, but the groups often acquired meaning from different sources. Some sources (i.e., family, finances, reindeer) were deemed important by both groups. My findings illuminate what makes life meaningful for some Eveny, and can help policy-makers better address their unique needs. Russian/Soviet colonization Indigenous Siberian Eveny Batagay-Alyta (Sakkyryr) Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia nomadic herders. herders and non-herders Thesis Sakha Republic Yakutia Arca (BC's Digital Treasures) |
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Following Russian/Soviet colonization, Indigenous Siberian Eveny less frequently engage in hunting and reindeer herding—land-based activities central to their culture. Research suggests that an inability to engage in key cultural activities may hamper Indigenous peoples’ capacities to construct meaningful existences (i.e., fulfilling lives with purpose), but this has not been empirically investigated among Eveny. I conducted 14 semi-structured interviews on traditional land-use and meaning in life with Eveny men in Batagay-Alyta (Sakkyryr), Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. Half of the participants lived in the village; the other half were nomadic herders. Both herders and non-herders described meaningful existences, but the groups often acquired meaning from different sources. Some sources (i.e., family, finances, reindeer) were deemed important by both groups. My findings illuminate what makes life meaningful for some Eveny, and can help policy-makers better address their unique needs. Russian/Soviet colonization Indigenous Siberian Eveny Batagay-Alyta (Sakkyryr) Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia nomadic herders. herders and non-herders |
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