Ассоциация коренных малочисленных
народов Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока
Российской Федерации

Russian Association of Indigenous
Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East
 

RAIPON

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Evenki hydroelectric dam pops up again!

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The development of project documentation for the construction of the Evenki hydroelectric power station on the Lower Tunguska River is completed. The project is undergoing approval at various levels. This was stated by the chief engineer of JSC "Lenhydroproject" Boris Jurkiewicz. This sensational statement by the Deputy General Manager and Chief Engineer of "Lenhydroproject" was included in his lecture on hydropower, on November 17 as shown on the Russian TV channel "Kultura". As reported previously, indigenous residents of Evenkia, local authorities and Russian environmental organisations are united in their opposition against the giant dam. Eighteen months ago, during the public hearings in the Legislative Assembly of Krasnoyarsk Territory, experts and MPs lashed out at the plans by RusHydro and Lenhydroproject to build  Russia's largest hydroelectric power station thousands of miles away from consumers. The governor of the Krasnoyarsk Territory spoke out against the proposed dam on the Lower Tunguska, and in the end Evenk hydropower was excluded from the "General development plan for Russian power generation facilities until 2020." After that, the dam also disappeared from the "Strategy of socio-economic development of Siberia until 2020." Environmentalists and local residents who had been threatened with flooding, including the Evenki capital Tura and also the traditional grazing areas and nomadic reindeer, celebrating the victory. But as it turned out, was premature.

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New Arctic Contaminants Project

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barrel_dump_in_the_arctic Industrial development of the Arctic has been accompanied by waste accumulation, especially in the vicinity of indigenous villages. This represents a growing threat to safety and health of the Arctic people who – due to traditional living conditions – are exposed to higher levels of contamination in the air, water, soil and their food supply.

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“Indigenous Eurovision” finalized in November

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liet Many of us know the “Eurovision” but a few know that it’s not only one musical competition in Europe that can be interesting with ethnic point of view. The music festivals organized in many European countries. One of them is «Liet International» that can be called “Indigenous Eurovision” in Europe. The mission of «Liet International» is to promote song on minorities and indigenous languages with using the modern styles of music.

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International exhibition of Sami culture and traditional economy in Murmansk

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saami_2 Within the days of Sami culture 12-13 of November in Murmansk ice arena will be organized the International exhibition of Sami culture. The aims of the exhibition are:

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Taimyr invites I International Festival of the Arctic

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SAS_0361 The final phase of the International Festival of the Arctic “The Taimyr attraction” will be organized at regional capital at 7-10 December this year the culture department of Taimyr administration reported. The festival started at July. The head of the cultural department Valentina Satskaya said that professional and amateur artistic groups will participate the festival as well as the authors and performers in different areas of art.

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Ambassador of Bolivia visited the RAIPON office

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posol_bolivii19 September, the Ambassador of Bolivia Ms. Luis Maria Ramos visited the office of Raipon. First vice-president of the Association Rodion Sulyandziga presented the staff and the priorities of the activity and structure to the Ambassador. He thanked the Ambassador of Bolivia for attention. Also he said that Raipon works with the embassies of different countries and it is very important that the people in other countries know about the Russian indigenous peoples as much as possible.

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The legislation on the indigenous rights was discussed in Russian Public Chamber

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September 13 Russian Public Chamber hosted the roundtable "The legislation development on the rights of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East: Issues and horizons". The meeting was organized by Russian Association of the indigenous peoples of the North (Raipon), Russian Indigenous Peoples’ Alliance (Rica) in cooperation with Russian Public Chamber and International work group for indigenous affairs (IWGIA).

The event were participated by representatives of the federal executive and legislative authorities, and the indigenous peoples. The discussion focused on the results of the Russian Government obligations to improve the legislation on the indigenous rights.

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