Abstract
The article presents the preliminary results of a comprehensive study on the social anthropology of the cultural landscape of the Khatango-Anabar region as an integral historical and cultural space, formed as a result of the interaction of man and nature, local ethnic communities and social institutions. The purpose of the article is to study the regional ethno-cultural identification of the population living in one of the Arctic regions of Yakutia - Anabar. The field research, including interviews, a sociological survey, and a psycholinguistic experiment revealed indicators for determining the ethnocultural identity. Three main criteria of ethnocultural identity of residents of Anabar district were identified. These are territorial, cultural and linguistic ones. It was found that the unifying indicator of the population living in this area is regional identity as Anabarians.
Highlights
The ethnocultural diversity of the Russian population is studied within various social humanitarian disciplines
Assuming that ethnocultural identity is based on language, culture, historical past, the research supported by the RFBR was conducted to study indigenous peoples of the Arctic living in Anabar national (Dolgan-Evenk) ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
There are many lakes in the northern part of the ulus. It borders on Krasnoyarsk Territory, Bulun and Olenek Districts of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Summary
The ethnocultural diversity of the Russian population is studied within various social humanitarian disciplines. Despite a significant number of Russian and foreign publications, most of the works are aimed at studying Russian identity; issues of regional and local identity remain outside the scope of research [1]. Assuming that ethnocultural identity is based on language, culture, historical past, the research supported by the RFBR (project 20-09-00257A) was conducted to study indigenous peoples of the Arctic living in Anabar national (Dolgan-Evenk) ulus (district) of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The choice of the region was determined by the Arctic natural landscapes and ethnic composition of the population: the Dolgans, Evenks and Yakuts are the indigenous ethnic groups. Anabar ulus (district) of Yakutia is a territory with a unique experience of interethnic interaction, economic and cultural adaptive practices. The sources were unpublished materials found in the state and regional archives, current archives of institutions and organizations; the published sources are data of statistical records of the population, reports and information posted on the official websites; field materials collected in Anabar during the expedition in September 2020, sociological survey and psycholinguistic experiment results
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