{"id":34449,"date":"2024-05-31T10:46:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T07:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/?p=34449"},"modified":"2024-06-01T11:11:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T08:11:18","slug":"the-moscow-times-their-ancestral-traditions-under-threat-a-village-in-russias-far-east-stands-up-to-gold-mining-giant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adcmemorial.org\/en\/news\/publications-about-us\/media-about-us\/the-moscow-times-their-ancestral-traditions-under-threat-a-village-in-russias-far-east-stands-up-to-gold-mining-giant\/","title":{"rendered":"The Moscow Times: Their Ancestral Traditions Under Threat, a Village in Russia\u2019s Far East Stands Up to Gold-Mining Giant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A small Indigenous community in Russia\u2019s Far East republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is challenging a gold-mining giant owned by Russian magnate Alexei Mordashov in what they deem a last-ditch attempt to preserve their traditional livelihoods.<\/p>\n

Residents of Tyanya, an Evenk village of about 470 people in Sakha\u2019s southeastern Olyokminsky district, this month called on President Vladimir Putin and the republic\u2019s head Aysen Nikolayev to bar Nordgold from developing a fourth mine in the area.<\/p>\n

The letter states that unchecked gold mining leads to deforestation and water pollution, while airborne chemical dust particles from the mines settle on moss eaten by reindeer, shrinking the community\u2019s traditional reindeer-herding grounds.<\/p>\n

…\u201cThese people live off fishing, hunting and reindeer herding in its traditional form, aided by only a few modern technologies like snowmobiles. Their lifestyle is very similar to that led by previous generations,\u201d said Stefania Kulaeva, a human rights activist and expert at the Brussels-based Anti-Discrimination Center (ADC) Memorial.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis difficult life in extreme climatic conditions is certainly deserving of respect and support, especially given its importance for preserving the planet,\u201d she added, noting that Indigenous land use practices are widely hailed as \u201cthe most nature-conserving and planet-friendly way of managing resources.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the nearest town located some 280 kilometers to the north, no paved roads or internet access, Tyanya\u2019s residents have been able to preserve their ancestors\u2019 secluded traditional livelihood, but Nordgold\u2019s expansion has increasingly loomed over their community.<\/p>\n

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The Moscow Times: A small Indigenous community in Russia\u2019s Far East republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is challenging a gold-mining giant owned by Russian magnate Alexei Mordashov in what they deem a last-ditch attempt to preserve their traditional livelihoods. Residents of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":34450,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[636],"tags":[535],"strategy_cases":[],"campaign":[],"archive":[],"filter-content":[],"regions":[515],"class_list":["post-34449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-about-us","tag-indigenous-peoples","regions-russia"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t