The experience of Yamal-Nenets autonomous okrug and regional practices in the field of preserving native languages were presented by the Yamal-Nenets Department of Indigenous Affairs at the opening of the III Conference “Functioning of native languages, folklore, literature and traditional culture of indigenous minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East in the context of globalization”

The experience of Yamal-Nenets autonomous okrug and regional practices in the field of preserving native languages were presented by the Yamal-Nenets Department of Indigenous Affairs at the opening of the III Conference “Functioning of native languages, folklore, literature and traditional culture of indigenous minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East in the context of globalization” held online the day before.

In his welcoming speech, Grigory Ledkov, President of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON), noted that the preservation of native languages is one of the priorities in the work of the Association and everyone who devotes his life to studying native languages can count on support.

The conference was organized by the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON), the Center for Traditional Knowledge and Languages of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East, the Regional Branch of the Association in St. Petersburg and the Association of Teachers of Native Languages and Literature of Indigenous Minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation.

The experience of public organizations in the preservation and development of the cultural diversity of the peoples of Yamal was presented by Eduard Yaungad, president of the “Yamal to Its Descendants” Association, Nina Eger from the “Izvatas” public movement, and Tatyana Enova from the “Pulngavat” National-cultural autonomy of the Khanty.

The conference was attended by about 50 participants from the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Republic of Karelia, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Tomsk, Primorsky, Kamchatka and Khabarovsk regions, as well as Moscow and St. Petersburg.