Indigenous Peoples in the New Arctic

Fondahl, Gail; Filippova, Viktoriya; Mack, Liza

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-17602-4_2

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“…Moreover, there are no possibilities to learn native languages in the natural setting as a result of a lack of linguistic resources or native students; therefore, indigenous languages are gradually dying out (Renvall, 2006). Native language is a means of traditional knowledge passage through vocabulary associated with animals and plants or landscape characteristics (Fondahl et al, 2015). Hence, it is tremendously important to be able to speak indigenous languages to be able to transfer traditional knowledge.…”

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“…Russian legislation does not count the Sakha – an ethnic population of northeastern Siberia – as an indigenous community because of the size of the population and late arrival in the region (IWGIA, 2012; Lehtola, 2012). However, they are recognised internationally as these bodies advocate the right of self-identification (Corntassel, 2003; Fondahl, Filippova, & Mack, 2015). This paper follows international norms and includes three ethnic groups in the studied Arctic villages when referring to indigenous people: Evenki, Eveny and Sakha.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This paper follows international norms and includes three ethnic groups in the studied Arctic villages when referring to indigenous people: Evenki, Eveny and Sakha. The Evenki and Eveny are indigenous Tungus-speaking communities mainly populating the Arctic regions of northeastern Siberia (Fondahl et al, 2015). In the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) they comprise 1.61% and 2.25%, respectively, of the population (Rosstat, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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‘To fish or not to fish?’: fishing communities of Arctic Yakutia in the face of environmental change and political transformations

Ksenofontov¹,

Backhaus²,

Schaepman‐Strub

2017

Polar Record

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This paper assesses the vulnerability of Arctic fishing communities. We hypothesise that climate change related trends, such as increasing temperature and altered seasonality, and shocks, such as the breakdown of the Soviet Union or new fishing regulations, increase vulnerability of local Arctic peoples and compromise the sustainability of their livelihoods. Research shows that over recent decades local people have observed environmental changes and a significant decrease in the number of fish caught. Fishing regulations introduced after the collapse of the Soviet Union burdened fishers with quotas and temporal limitations that have hindered their fishing activities. While the adaptability of traditional fishing techniques to seasonally changing conditions might indicate the potential to adapt to future conditions under climate change, fishing regulations appear to limit this potential to adapt.

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‘To fish or not to fish?’: fishing communities of Arctic Yakutia in the face of environmental change and political transformations

Ksenofontov¹,

Backhaus²,

Schaepman‐Strub

2017

Polar Record

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“…Given the significant Indigenous population in the North, the issues regarding availability and accessibility of country food discussed in previous sections have significant impacts on food adequacy and security in the region. Historically, a large proportion of Indigenous culture and tradition revolved around subsistence activities in order to ensure sustainable survival (Fondahl, Filippova, & Mack, 2015). With the effect of climate change on caribou and salmon availability, the loss of these animals and others as a food source is also a loss of cultural practices and cultural adequacy (Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre, 2019).…”

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The Right to Food in Canada’s North: Food Security and Sustainability in Yukon Territory

Hou

Sneyd²

2020

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This paper analyses the factors affecting food security in Yukon Territory. It was written for the Yukon Field School on Food Security offered at the University of Guelph in 2019. It utilizes Olivier De Schutter’s Right to Food Framework to examine elements of food availability, accessibility, and adequacy. Different perspectives from various stakeholder participants in the field school were gathered during guest lectures and on site visits and were cross-referenced with peer-reviewed sources to formulate conclusions on the right to food in Canada’s North. These perspectives suggest that the northern food supply is threatened by the effect of climate change on country food availability, the feasibility of local agriculture, and the provision of imported food. Additionally, the social barriers to country food and local food access in the context of high poverty rates also contribute to food insecurity. The implications of insufficient food availability and accessibility culminate in food inadequacy with notable consequences for physical, mental, and cultural health. Overall, a move towards a locally-sourced diet will likely play a key role in achieving sustainable food security in the north.

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“…Russian laws have different provisions to protect indigenous people's rights and livelihoods 5 (Fondahl, Filippova, and Mack 2015). The Russian Government approves a register of indigenous people who have rights on formally designated territories of traditional nature use.…”

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Can zoning resolve nature use conflicts? The case of the Numto Nature Park in the Russian Arctic

Pristupa

Tysiachniouk

Mol

et al. 2017

Journal of Environmental Planning and Management

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In the Russian Arctic, nature protection is important to preserve valuable ecosystems and indigenous lifestyles against the rapidly expanding oil and gas activities. In this regard, zoning legitimately balances influential stakeholders versus weak ones, and can leverage stakeholders to exercise their rights. This study explores how various stakeholders employ zoning in the Numto Nature Park in the oil-rich Russian KhantyMansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra to advance their interests and how they use scientific information to achieve this. Through stakeholder interviews, analysis of electronic media and literature review, we conclude that a participatory and sciencebased zoning exercise stimulates the necessary deliberation. However, legal ambiguity, deficient law implementation and informal practices limit the zoning's potential to balance stakeholders' interests. All the stakeholders calculatingly used scientific information to legitimize their own ambitions, activities and claims. Hence, zoning and the underlying information claims should be interpreted as both a resource and a battleground in nature-use conflicts.

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Indigenous Peoples in the New Arctic

Cited by 17 publications

References 6 publications

‘To fish or not to fish?’: fishing communities of Arctic Yakutia in the face of environmental change and political transformations

‘To fish or not to fish?’: fishing communities of Arctic Yakutia in the face of environmental change and political transformations

The Right to Food in Canada’s North: Food Security and Sustainability in Yukon Territory

Can zoning resolve nature use conflicts? The case of the Numto Nature Park in the Russian Arctic

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