Quality of life of the Nenets people (an inside view of the culture)
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Journal’s Subject Headings:
History, ethnography, archeology
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Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology of the RAS,Moscow, Russian Federation,[email protected]
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the article presents own reflections of the nomadic and settled Nenets about wealth, quality of life in relation to industrial development of the territory of their traditional residence. The author being a representative of the indigenous community reveals the autochthonous interpretations of the Yamal aborigines
about these notions and relation to them.
Objective: to study quality of life of the Nenets people of Yamal.
Research materials: legislative acts and statistical data presented by the Administration of Yamal District, the results of ethnological expeditions of 2008–2009, 2013, expert interviews, publications on legal anthropology, as
well as field materials of the author.
Results and novelty of the research: the study analyzes the indicators of quality of life developed in the Department of North and Siberia of the N.N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology. They allowed us to determine the direct relationship between the anthropogenic impact of oil and gas companies on
the ecosystem of the Arctic region and changes in the cultural and economic type of the indigenous population of Yamal. The decrease in the area of reindeer pastures and their degradation force nomadic reindeer herders lead a sedentary life. It makes changes not only in the traditional way of life, but also in the way of thinking, value orientations of indigenous peoples of the North. In this situation, the Yamal Nenets hope that their own natural mobility and flexibility, as well as the competent policy of the authorities will help them to preserve reindeer husbandry as an ethno-forming industry in opposition to the industrialists of the fuel and energy complex. The novelty of the work is the primary attention to the analysis of own ideas of indigenous peoples of Yamal about quality of their lives.
Key words: Nenets, Yamal District, quality of life, wealth, industrial development, sedentary life, indigenous peoples of the North.
Acknowledgements: the research was performed within the framework of the Program of Fundamental Research «The Arctic is the scientific basis of new technologies of development, preservation and development». The project’s title is «Quality and life styles of indigenous peoples of the Arctic in the context of social
transformations».
For citation: Yaptik E. S. Quality of life of the Nenets people (an inside view of the culture) // Vestnik ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric studies. 2019; 9(1): 153–165.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the article presents own reflections of the nomadic and settled Nenets about wealth, quality of life in relation to industrial development of the territory of their traditional residence. The author being a representative of the indigenous community reveals the autochthonous interpretations of the Yamal aborigines
about these notions and relation to them.
Objective: to study quality of life of the Nenets people of Yamal.
Research materials: legislative acts and statistical data presented by the Administration of Yamal District, the results of ethnological expeditions of 2008–2009, 2013, expert interviews, publications on legal anthropology, as
well as field materials of the author.
Results and novelty of the research: the study analyzes the indicators of quality of life developed in the Department of North and Siberia of the N.N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology. They allowed us to determine the direct relationship between the anthropogenic impact of oil and gas companies on
the ecosystem of the Arctic region and changes in the cultural and economic type of the indigenous population of Yamal. The decrease in the area of reindeer pastures and their degradation force nomadic reindeer herders lead a sedentary life. It makes changes not only in the traditional way of life, but also in the way of thinking, value orientations of indigenous peoples of the North. In this situation, the Yamal Nenets hope that their own natural mobility and flexibility, as well as the competent policy of the authorities will help them to preserve reindeer husbandry as an ethno-forming industry in opposition to the industrialists of the fuel and energy complex. The novelty of the work is the primary attention to the analysis of own ideas of indigenous peoples of Yamal about quality of their lives.
Key words: Nenets, Yamal District, quality of life, wealth, industrial development, sedentary life, indigenous peoples of the North.
Acknowledgements: the research was performed within the framework of the Program of Fundamental Research «The Arctic is the scientific basis of new technologies of development, preservation and development». The project’s title is «Quality and life styles of indigenous peoples of the Arctic in the context of social
transformations».
For citation: Yaptik E. S. Quality of life of the Nenets people (an inside view of the culture) // Vestnik ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric studies. 2019; 9(1): 153–165.
