Abstract
The main industry in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is the mining industry, which will continue to expand in the future. Already today there are quite a lot of investment projects for the development of minerals in the Arctic, North-West and South Yakutia, which will be implemented in the territories of indigenous minorities of the North. Indigenous Evens, Evenks, Yukaghirs make up 4.2% of the total population of the republic and are characterized by low genetic diversity, which can lead to negative consequences in relation to their health status when exposed to technogenic pollution. Purpose of the study: assessment of the state of life of indigenous minorities of the North in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) under the conditions of a new stage of industrial development of territories of traditional nature management. The planned increasing industrial development of territories of traditional nature management can cause large-scale disturbances of the earth’s surface, depletion of biological resources, environmental pollution, which will ultimately lead to deterioration in the quality of life of the population. In order to take measures to prevent and reduce the negative impacts of industrial development of the territories of residence and traditional activities of indigenous minorities of the North, when implementing new projects, the expert commission recommends concluding a trilateral agreement on cooperation and financing of specific programs between industrial companies, government bodies of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and authorized representatives of indigenous minorities of the North. Research area—the position of indigenous minorities of the North in the conditions of industrial development of the North, Siberia and the Far East. This study looks at the impact of industrial development on the natural environment and the traditional way of life of indigenous population. Compensation for damage to the nomadic tribal communities of reindeer herders has taken place. Only about 250 thousand representatives of 40 indigenous peoples live in these regions, who are included in the official list of indigenous minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East.
Highlights
By the time the Russians appeared, the vast territory of Yakutia (The Republic of Sakha, EasternSiberia, Russia) was inhabited in the western and southern parts by Tungus (Evenks), in the north-eastern part by Lamuts and Yukaghirs, who led a nomadic and seminomadic lifestyle and were engaged in reindeer breeding, hunting, fishing and gathering wild plants [1]
On the territory of the republic, there are zones of the arctic desert, tundra and forest-tundra, taiga, while the nature of Yakutia is highly vulnerable to technogenic impacts
Many researchers are raising the question of sharing the benefits from the development of mineral deposits at the territories of traditional nature management between industrialists and indigenous peoples [67,68,69]
Summary
Russia) was inhabited in the western and southern parts by Tungus (Evenks), in the north-eastern part by Lamuts (ancestors of modern Evens) and Yukaghirs, who led a nomadic and seminomadic lifestyle and were engaged in reindeer breeding, hunting, fishing and gathering wild plants [1]. These sectors of the economy today remain the leading ones for the life of the indigenous peoples. On the territory of the republic, there are zones of the arctic desert, tundra and forest-tundra, taiga, while the nature of Yakutia is highly vulnerable to technogenic impacts. Reindeer husbandry, fishing, hunting, local development of the diamond, tin and gold mining industry
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