A.T. Urkachan talks about an old winter dwelling place of the Nymylans near today's settlement of Starikovskoe north of Palana, where on the other bank also reindeer herder Koryaks also had their fishing sites. It was considered a sacred place where one had to behave in a special way to preserve the fish stocks. Later, reindeer herders spent their old age fishing there, and still do today. V.K. Belousova emphasizes how orphans were taken care of in those days and how they were always well supplied with fish. She was brought up by her parents to give even the last thing one had left to others in need, so that the "shaman" also showed kindness to one. If one did not share, one would later starve oneself. S.T. Urkachan is convinced that the elders used to know very well how to handle the fish resources carefully. They fished only as much as they needed, which their parents had exhorted them to do when they were young. Furthermore, he mentions how they immediately brought surplus yields to those who could no longer fish themselves. So, there was always enough for everyone.
of the North
