Casting Timeshadows: Pleasure and Sadness of Moving among Nomadic Reindeer Herders in north-east Siberia

Vitebsky, Piers; Alekseyev, A. I.

doi:10.1080/17450101.2015.1062298

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“…Soviet industry strategically, albeit inefficiently, began to invade and transform the Siberian landscape for its abundant ore, oil, and timber resources (Hutchings 1971;Hill & Gaddy 2006;Vitebsky & Alekseyev 2015). This expansion was facilitated, especially between the 1930's and 50's, by the forced labor of the GULAG camp system, which impacted not only the demographics and landscape of Siberia, but the intellectual and ideological composition of the Communist state (Vitebsky & Alekseyev 2015). The once fearsome Siberian environment became the raw material for Socialist development, while Marxism awkwardly but legibly fit Siberian peoples into its dialectical socioeconomic scheme.…”

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A critical legal geography of "Territory of Traditional Nature-Use" (TTP) formation in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia.

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In Russia's largest region, the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Indigenous (KMNS) leaders and communities representing five different cultural groups have succeeded in preserving traditional ways of life, and particularly nomadic reindeer husbandry, through the enormous political, social, and environmental changes of the past century. To ensure continued cultural survival, Indigenous leaders have developed a wide range of political and legal instruments, processes, and bodies within and without Russian governance structures. Key among these instruments is the "Territory of Traditional Nature-Use" (TTP), a geographically bounded legal-cultural landscape within which dozens of normative republican and federal acts, constitutional laws, and codices regulate and protect traditional land-use, socioeconomic organization, and ways of life. This thesis sheds light on the shifting legal landscape of TTPs by first, examining the formation processes of two TTP regions in the Sakha Republic, second, disentangling the complex TTP land-use regime, and third, framing TTPs in Russia's historical legal-political development.

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A critical legal geography of "Territory of Traditional Nature-Use" (TTP) formation in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia.

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“…The voyage to a new camp is marked by feelings of exhilaration. Although herders often feel sad to leave a camp, they are 'pushed' from the old site and anticipate the next with excitement (Vitebsky & Alekseyev, 2015a). When they arrive at a new camp, they feel relieved and relaxed as tension dissipates and the "calm mood of cooperation" returns (Vitebksy, 2012, p. 432).…”

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“…When they arrive at a new camp, they feel relieved and relaxed as tension dissipates and the "calm mood of cooperation" returns (Vitebksy, 2012, p. 432). This tension/release dichotomy structures herders' emotions and behaviours, and reflects their worldview that life is based on unidirectional movement (Vitebsky & Alekseyev, 2015a).…”

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“…This is expected, as herding encompasses all facets of their lives and shapes their subjective experiences of reality. Looking after the herd affects their values and goals (e.g., growing a herd's population), structures their daily activities (e.g., migrations, hunting predatory animals), influences their emotional experiences (Vitebsky, 2012;Vitebsky & Alekseyev, 2015a), and, thus, contributes to feelings of meaning in their lives. This finding adds to the literature that demonstrates the capacity of traditional land-use to affect Indigenous peoples' psychological lives (e.g., Albrecht et al, 2007;Big-Canoe & Richmond, 2014;Condon et al, 1995;McCormack & Wong, 2006;Kistova et al, 2014).…”

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"It’s good for the soul": Eveny traditional land-use and meaning in life

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Following Russian/Soviet colonization, Indigenous Siberian Eveny less frequently engage in hunting and reindeer herding-land-based activities central to their culture. Research suggests that an inability to engage in key cultural activities may hamper Indigenous peoples' capacities to construct meaningful existences (i.e., fulfilling lives with purpose), but this has not been empirically investigated among Eveny. I conducted 14 semi-structured interviews on traditional land-use and meaning in life with Eveny men in Batagay-Alyta (Sakkyryr), Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia. Half of the participants lived in the village; the other half were nomadic herders. Both herders and non-herders described meaningful existences, but the groups often acquired meaning from different sources. Some sources (i.e., family, finances, reindeer) were deemed important by both groups. My findings illuminate what makes life meaningful for some Eveny, and can help policy-makers better address their unique needs.

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Migrating fish and mobile knowledge: situated fishers’ knowledge and social networks in the lower Mekong River Basin in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia

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Casting Timeshadows: Pleasure and Sadness of Moving among Nomadic Reindeer Herders in north-east Siberia

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

A critical legal geography of "Territory of Traditional Nature-Use" (TTP) formation in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia.

A critical legal geography of "Territory of Traditional Nature-Use" (TTP) formation in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia.

"It’s good for the soul": Eveny traditional land-use and meaning in life

Migrating fish and mobile knowledge: situated fishers’ knowledge and social networks in the lower Mekong River Basin in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia

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