Unified list of indigenous minority peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East of Russia explained
The Indigenous minority peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East of Russia (Russian: коренные малочисленные народы Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока|korennye malochislennye narody Severa, Sibiri i Dal'nego Vostoka) is a Russian census classification of local Indigenous peoples, assigned to groups with fewer than 50,000 members, living in the Russian Far North, Siberia, or Russian Far East.[1] They are frequently referred as Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North or Indigenous peoples of the North.
Definition
Today, 40 Indigenous peoples are officially recognised by Russia as Indigenous small-numbered peoples and are listed in the Unified Register of the Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples (Единый перечень коренных, малочисленных народов Российской Федерации). This register includes 46 Indigenous peoples. Six of these peoples do not live in either the Extreme North or territories equated to it, so that the total number of recognised Indigenous peoples of the North is 40.[2] The Komi-Izhemtsy or Izvatas, a subgroup of the Komi peoples, are seeking recognition from the Russian government as a distinct Indigenous people of the North.
The Far North is the part of Russia which lies mainly beyond the Arctic Circle. However, this is the smaller part of the total territories inhabited by Indigenous peoples. These territories extend southward as far as to Vladivostok. Approximately 261,763 people are altogether part of this classification.
List of Indigenous peoples of the North
The Unified Register lists the following peoples:
| Name | Location | Population |
|---|
| Aleuts (алеуты) | | 482 |
| Alyutors (алюторцы) | | 483 |
| Chelkans (челканцы) | | 1,200 |
| Chukchis (чукчи) | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Magadan Oblast, Sakha | 16,000 |
| Chulyms (чулымцы) | | 355 |
| Chuvans (чуванцы) | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Magadan Oblast | 1,300 |
| Dolgans (долганы) | | 8,000 |
| Enets (энцы) (Yenets, Russian plural: Entsy, obsolete: Yenisei Samoyeds): | | 300 |
| Eskimo (Siberian Yupik) (эскимосы) | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Magadan Oblast | 1,738 |
| Evenks (эвенки): | | 37,131 |
| Evens (эвены) | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Kamchatka Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Magadan Oblast, Sakha, | 22,000 |
| Itelmens (ительмены) | Kamchatka Krai, Magadan Oblast | 3,093 |
| Kamchadals (камчадалы, a general term for mixed population of Kamchatka Peninsula) | Kamchatka Krai, Magadan Oblast | 1,927 |
| Kereks (кереки) | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | 4 |
| Kets (кеты) | Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Tomsk Oblast, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 1,219 |
| Khanty (ханты) (old Russian term: Ostyaks) | | 31,500 |
| Koryaks (коряки) | | 7,953 |
| Kumandins (кумандинцы) | | 2,900 |
| Mansi (манси) (old Russian term: Voguls) | | 12,500 |
| Nanai (нанайцы) | Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Kamchatka Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai, Sakhalin Oblast, Sakha | 11,671 |
| Naukan | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | 510 |
| Negidals (негидальцы) | | 522 |
| Nenets (Russian plural: Nentsy, old Russian name: Samoyeds) (ненцы) | Arkhangelsk Oblast, Murmansk Oblast, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra, Komi Republic, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, | 45,000 |
| Nganasans (Tavgi) (нганасаны) | Irkutsk Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Kurgan Oblast, Omsk Oblast, Primorsky Krai, Sakha, Sverdlovsk Oblast, | 700 |
| Nivkhs (нивхи) | Khabarovsk Krai, Sakhalin Oblast | 4,466 |
| Oroks (ороки) | Buryatia, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai, Sakhalin Oblast | 400 |
| Orochs (орочи) | | 686 |
| Sami (old Russian name: Lopar, i.e., Lapp) (саамы, саами) | | 1,771 |
| Selkups (селькупы) | Krasnoyarsk Krai, Tomsk Oblast, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug | 3,649 |
| Shors (шорцы) | | 12,888 |
| Soyots (сойоты) | Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast | 3,608 |
| Taz (тазы) | | 274 |
| Telengits (теленгиты) | Altai Republic, Altai Krai | 3,712 |
| Teleuts (телеуты) | Altai Republic, Altai Krai, Kemerovo Oblast | 2,643 |
| Tofalars or Tofa (тофалары или тофы) | Buryatia, Irkutsk Oblast, Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Sakha, Tomsk Oblast, Tuva Republic | 762 |
| Tubalars (тубалары) | Altai Republic, Altai Krai, Irkutsk Oblast | 1,965 |
| Tozhu (тувинцы-тоджинцы) | Tyva Republic | 4,442 |
| Udege (удэгейцы) | Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai | 1,453 |
| Ulchs (ульчи) | Jewish Autonomous Oblast, Kamchatka Krai, Khabarovsk Krai, Primorsky Krai | 3,000 |
| Veps (вепсы) | Republic of Karelia, Leningrad oblast, Vologda Oblast, Kemerovo Oblast | 5,936 |
| Yukaghirs (юкагиры) | Chukotka, Magadan Oblast, Sakha | 1,597 | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.severcom.ru/nations/
- Official is attached to: Decree of the Russian Government Nr 255 "On the Unified Register of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the Russian Federation", 24 March 2000 (Постановление Правительства РФ от 24 марта 2000 г. N 255 "О Едином перечне коренных малочисленных народов Российской Федерации) http://base.garant.ru/181870.htm
