The Social Movement of Meat in Taimyr, Northern Russia

Continuities in social, economic, and religious organisation of the formerly nomadic Dolgan and Nganasan in northern Russia are described, along with the process by which key values and norms are perpetuated. Kinship, communal property concepts, and delayed reciprocity are integral to local resource...

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Published in:Nomadic Peoples
Main Author: Ziker, John P.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: ScholarWorks 2006
Subjects:
exchange
food sharing
kinship
reciprocity
property
dolgan
nganasan
siberia
Anthropology
Nganasan*
Taimyr
Siberia
Online Access:https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/anthro_facpubs/86
https://doi.org/10.3167/np.2006.100207
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Summary:Continuities in social, economic, and religious organisation of the formerly nomadic Dolgan and Nganasan in northern Russia are described, along with the process by which key values and norms are perpetuated. Kinship, communal property concepts, and delayed reciprocity are integral to local resource allocation and resource management. Benefits of sales to outsiders are funnelled into local networks, a practice that should continue if traditional strategies are to thrive.

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