Environmental Knowledgeof the North

Koryaks

[Self-designation чав’чу, нымылгын] The Koryaks live in the central and northern parts of Kamchatka and are composed of two groups. The Nymylans / Alyutors live on the coasts, where they mainly hunt marine mammals and fish. The Chavchuvens, on the other hand, stay with their reindeer herds in the interior of the peninsula. For both groups, fur trapping and hunting of land animals are important, with the snow sheep being particularly preferred as game. The gathering and preservation of plants and berries ensure a balanced, vitamin-rich diet throughout the year. Through seasonal reconciliation festivals with nature, they express their special respect for other living beings.

Dossiers about this theme

Summer camp of reindeer herders

Koryak fishing

Gathering plants around the Koryak settlement of Lesnaya

Hunting and Fur trapping of the Koryaks of Lesnaya

Hunting of sea mammals by the Koryaks of Lesnaya

Feasts of reconciliation with nature

A look at the everyday life of the Yukaghirs

Even reindeer herding in Central Kamchatka

Koryak reindeer herding in Northern Kamchatka

Hunting and Interaction with the Bear among the Even

Videos about this theme

Travel to the reindeer-camp

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Yuri Mikhailovich Ninvit

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Lyubov' Il'inichna Ninvit

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Mikhail Yur'evich Ninvit

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Zinaida Sidorovna Volkova, Vera Vasil'evna Kichchepina

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Vladimir Alekseevich Nesterov

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Seasonal fishing cycle

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Fishing territories

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Ritual and worldview

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Values and behavior

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