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The Nenets ( Nenets: ненэй ненэче, romanized: nenəj nenəče; Russian: ненцы, romanized : nentsy ), also known as Samoyeds (deprecated term), are a Samoyedic ethnic group native to Arctic Russia, Russian Far North.
Aug 3, 2018 · The Nenets can trace their heritage back about a thousand years on the peninsula. Throughout this time, they have practiced their traditional methods of reindeer herding. In 1961, the Soviet Union collectivised the practice and established a handful of state-run farms. Herders were under fixed contracts and worked for a salary.
- Zita Whalley
The Nenets of Siberia. In north west Siberia, the permanently frozen ground recently yielded a baby mammoth. But now the Arctic’s permafrost is melting, and the country’s Indigenous reindeer-herding Nenets are facing a double threat to their migratory ways of life – from climate change and resource extraction.
The Forest Nenets, around 1,500 individuals, reside in the northern tundra within the catchment area of the Pur River and the Numto mesa. Their territory extends from the upper reaches of the Kazym, Nadym, and Pim rivers to the upper reaches of the Agan. According to the 2021 All-Russian Population Census, the total Nenets population is 49,787 ...
