All-Russian Scientific and Educational Project “Preserve the Nenets Language and Culture Together”: Experience of Interaction and Prospects for Implementation

• Published in: Arctic and North
• Main Authors: Alexander M. Polikarpov, Maria V. Druzhinina, Elena V. Polikarpova
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Northern Arctic Federal University 2023
• Subjects: research and education project; preservation of the nenets language; nenets culture; ethno-education; language policy; arctic indigenous people; Social Sciences; H; Arctic; nenets
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2023.52.246; https://doaj.org/article/bc0a1c6eaca04b4ab3e1f96e08e0831f

The purpose of the article is to present to a wide range of readers the All-Russian scientific and educational project “Preserve the Nenets Language and Culture Together”, which is implemented at the Northern (Arctic) Federal University in cooperation with other institutions and organizations related to the study of the Nenets language and the preservation of Nenets culture. The problem that representatives of science, education, politics, economics, and social sphere are working to solve is to find effective mechanisms for preserving the languages and culture of the indigenous peoples of the Arctic region, which include the Nenets as the target group of the project. The paper provides a scientific rationale of the project, outlines the theory and practice of studying, describing, the possibilities of preserving the language and culture of the Nenets people. The authors describe the interdisciplinary activities and forms of work within the framework of the project being implemented since 2022 on the basis of current data of linguistics, pedagogy, cultural studies. Monitoring studies, academic activities, research projects, cultural and educational work, decisions and agreements reached are presented, aimed at transferring knowledge and achieving synergy in preserving the Nenets language and culture. The article substantiates the necessity of further implementation of the project, which allows coordinating the work of specialists of different organizations and structures, to build a language educational policy of interregional and regional levels in the Arctic territories of the Russian Federation, aimed at balanced preservation of the language and culture of the Nenets people.