ЭТНИЧЕСКАЯ САМООРГАНИЗАЦИЯ АБОРИГЕННЫХ СООБЩЕСТВ АРКТИКИ: ОПЫТ РОССИИ И КАНАДЫ

Abstract

Relying on domestic studies on history of the North American indigenous peoples, the paper briefly describes the basic stages of the formation and development of social and political institutions of the Canadian and Russian Arctic aborigines. The author traces the historical evolution of the ethnic communities, describes their activity to protect the aborigines’ rights. It is shown that the Canadian and Russian aboriginal communities function under cardinally different political and socio-economic conditions. Nevertheless, they face similar challenges and develop almost identical strategies. The conclusion is made that the rich experience of the Canadian aboriginal movements can be shared by their Russian counterparts.