Indigenous peoples of Russia as political actors

• Main Author: Novik, Natalie
• Other Authors: Northem Forum, Northern Forum
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2010
• Subjects: arctic; [SHS.SCIPO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Political science; Arctic; Yoke; Tundra; Alaska; Siberia
• Online Access: https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00535988; https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-00535988/document

There are over 65 indigenous ethnic groups in the Russian Federation, and some 40 live in the North and the Arctic portion of the country, representing about 200,000 people. Indigenous peoples in Russia are understood to mean primarily not only indigenous, but also small populations. This is because...