essay

The Yukagirs

peoples of siberia • Chicago • Published In 1964 • Pages: 788-798

By: Stepanova, M. V., Gurvich, I. S., Khramova, V. V..

Abstract

Drawing on secondary data and government reports, this document outlines aspects of change and continuity in Yukaghir (Yukagir) culture and economy from earliest contact with Russians to the dismantling of the last nomadic camp. An important theme concerns rapid declines in population size due to violence, starvation, disease, assimilation, and a series of government programs that sought to end nomadism, whether based on reindeer herding or a combination of hunting, gathering and fishing.

Region

Asia

Sub Region

North Asia

Document Type

essay

Evaluation

Ethnologist-4

Analyst

Teferi Abate Adem ; 2019

Coverage Date

1633-1937

Coverage Place

eastern Sakha Republic, northern Magadan Oblast, and western Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia

Notes

M. V. Stepanova, I. S. Gurvich and V. V. Khramova

Includes bibliographical references

LCCN

62018118

LCSH

Yukaghir