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Today, the Nenets people face numerous challenges from the state and oil and gas companies that threaten the environment and their way of life. As a result, many cite a rise in locally based activism.
Aug 21, 2019 · New Path – A Window on Nenets Life by Alegra Ally is published by Schilt. All photographs: Alegra Ally/Schilt Publishing. Wed 21 Aug 2019 02.00 EDT 10.27 EDT. Lena (pictured) lives with her ...
With a territory around 1.5 times the size of France, the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District (YNAO) is located in the West Siberian north, just northeast of the geographic border between Europe and ...
At present the Nenets are the largest group speaking Samoyedic, a branch of the Uralic language family. Their name comes from the word nenets meaning “man.”. Descended from people formerly inhabiting southwest Siberia, the Nenets are reindeer pastoralists, fishermen, and hunters (especially of wild reindeer) of the tundra, but they also ...
