The folks next door. Russian settlers and Evenki of the upper flow of the Lower Tunguska (19th-early 21st century)

This article explores ethno-cultural contacts between Evenki (Tungus) and Old Russian settlers in the upper flow of the river Lower Tunguska. The article is based on the rich regional and local archival sources, as well as on the author’s field data. The author gives a brief history of colonisation...

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Published in:Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines
Main Author: Sirina, Anna A.
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Published: Centre d'Etudes Mongoles & Sibériennes / École Pratique des Hautes Études 2018
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spelling fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:revues.org:emscat/3221 2023-05-15T16:09:07+02:00 The folks next door. Russian settlers and Evenki of the upper flow of the Lower Tunguska (19th-early 21st century) Sirina, Anna A. 2018-12-20 http://journals.openedition.org/emscat/3221 undefined unknown Centre d'Etudes Mongoles & Sibériennes / École Pratique des Hautes Études Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines urn:doi:10.4000/emscat.3221 http://journals.openedition.org/emscat/3221 undefined ethnohistoire relations inter-ethniques Sibérie Évenk Russe colonisation perception chasse métis ethnohistory interethnic relationship Siberia Evenki Russian hunting hist demo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2018 fttriple https://doi.org/10.4000/emscat.3221 2023-01-22T19:02:49Z This article explores ethno-cultural contacts between Evenki (Tungus) and Old Russian settlers in the upper flow of the river Lower Tunguska. The article is based on the rich regional and local archival sources, as well as on the author’s field data. The author gives a brief history of colonisation of the region, restores the number of groups in contact and their composition, investigates the economic and cultural features of both groups and interactions between them, shows the perception of Evenki by local Russians. The main channel for contacts between these two ethnic groups was hunting. The process of acculturation was not one-sided and has formed a peculiar regional population. The deep social transformations of Soviet and post-Soviet periods were not able to obliterate what unifies the local population: the deep-set memory of their historical past and hunting as an occupation and way of life. Cet article étudie les contacts culturels entre les Évenks (Toungouses) et les Russes anciennement installés sur le cours supérieur de la rivière Toungouska Inférieure. Fondé sur les matériaux nombreux et riches des archives régionales et locales, ainsi que sur les données de terrain de l’auteur, il propose une brève histoire de la colonisation de la région, et reconstitue les compositions des groupes en contact ainsi que leur nombre. L’article examine par ailleurs les caractéristiques économiques et culturelles des différents groupes russes et évenks, ainsi que leurs interactions essentiellement autour de la chasse. Cet article étudie également la perception qu’ont les Russes locaux des Évenks. Le processus d’acculturation n’a pas fonctionné à sens unique et a généré l’apparition d’une population locale assez particulière. L’auteur montre que les profondes transformations sociales apportées pendant et après la période soviétique ne sont pas venues à bout de deux éléments importants qui assurent la cohésion de la population locale, à savoir d’une part, la mémoire profondément ancrée d’une histoire commune et, ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Evenki Toungouse* Siberia Unknown Evenki ENVELOPE(132.817,132.817,59.683,59.683) Tunguska ENVELOPE(144.784,144.784,59.388,59.388) Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines 49
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topic ethnohistoire
relations inter-ethniques
Sibérie
Évenk
Russe
colonisation
perception
chasse
métis
ethnohistory
interethnic relationship
Siberia
Evenki
Russian
hunting
hist
demo
spellingShingle ethnohistoire
relations inter-ethniques
Sibérie
Évenk
Russe
colonisation
perception
chasse
métis
ethnohistory
interethnic relationship
Siberia
Evenki
Russian
hunting
hist
demo
Sirina, Anna A.
The folks next door. Russian settlers and Evenki of the upper flow of the Lower Tunguska (19th-early 21st century)
topic_facet ethnohistoire
relations inter-ethniques
Sibérie
Évenk
Russe
colonisation
perception
chasse
métis
ethnohistory
interethnic relationship
Siberia
Evenki
Russian
hunting
hist
demo
description This article explores ethno-cultural contacts between Evenki (Tungus) and Old Russian settlers in the upper flow of the river Lower Tunguska. The article is based on the rich regional and local archival sources, as well as on the author’s field data. The author gives a brief history of colonisation of the region, restores the number of groups in contact and their composition, investigates the economic and cultural features of both groups and interactions between them, shows the perception of Evenki by local Russians. The main channel for contacts between these two ethnic groups was hunting. The process of acculturation was not one-sided and has formed a peculiar regional population. The deep social transformations of Soviet and post-Soviet periods were not able to obliterate what unifies the local population: the deep-set memory of their historical past and hunting as an occupation and way of life. Cet article étudie les contacts culturels entre les Évenks (Toungouses) et les Russes anciennement installés sur le cours supérieur de la rivière Toungouska Inférieure. Fondé sur les matériaux nombreux et riches des archives régionales et locales, ainsi que sur les données de terrain de l’auteur, il propose une brève histoire de la colonisation de la région, et reconstitue les compositions des groupes en contact ainsi que leur nombre. L’article examine par ailleurs les caractéristiques économiques et culturelles des différents groupes russes et évenks, ainsi que leurs interactions essentiellement autour de la chasse. Cet article étudie également la perception qu’ont les Russes locaux des Évenks. Le processus d’acculturation n’a pas fonctionné à sens unique et a généré l’apparition d’une population locale assez particulière. L’auteur montre que les profondes transformations sociales apportées pendant et après la période soviétique ne sont pas venues à bout de deux éléments importants qui assurent la cohésion de la population locale, à savoir d’une part, la mémoire profondément ancrée d’une histoire commune et, ...
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title The folks next door. Russian settlers and Evenki of the upper flow of the Lower Tunguska (19th-early 21st century)
title_short The folks next door. Russian settlers and Evenki of the upper flow of the Lower Tunguska (19th-early 21st century)
title_full The folks next door. Russian settlers and Evenki of the upper flow of the Lower Tunguska (19th-early 21st century)
title_fullStr The folks next door. Russian settlers and Evenki of the upper flow of the Lower Tunguska (19th-early 21st century)
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