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The East Siberian Oil and Gas Company (VSNK, a subsidiary of Rosneft) has summed up the results of a grant competition to support projects of practical importance for the Evenki District of Krasnoyarsk Krai. The program includes grants for the creation of a unique online library on the Ket language, the study of the ichthyofauna of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River, and the assessment of predator populations in the region’s forests.
Evenkia is the territory of residence of the indigenous peoples of the North – Evenks, Keto, Yakuts, Dolgans and Evens. Currently, the languages of the indigenous population are under threat of extinction. The Ket language is the only surviving representative of the Yeniseian language family. According to the latest data, about six percent of the Ket people speak their native language.
As part of the enterprise grant for collecting linguistic and folklore material, experts will conduct surveys of native speakers and digitize the surviving information about the Ket language. Based on the materials received, the first Ket online library and a unique Ket-Russian translator will be created. An important tool for preserving this ancient language will be working with schoolchildren. New information resources will be aimed at student teachers and primary school teachers who will be able to pass on knowledge about the Ket language and culture to schoolchildren.
The second project, which received grant support from the VSNK, is related to the assessment of the state of the ichthyofauna of the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. The study of fish populations is of great importance for the indigenous peoples of the North. Scientists from the Central Siberian State Nature Biosphere Reserve will conduct an analysis of the biological characteristics of fish, a cytogenetic study, and a survey of the local population. The results of the study will allow us to assess the presence and impact of stress factors in the habitat of commercial fish.
More than 20 species of mammals live in the forests of Evenkia. Among them are six large predators. The third grant was allocated to study the state of forests, which affects the species composition of mammals, their numbers and choice of habitats. As part of the project, employees of the Tunguska State Nature Reserve will assess the impact of the state of the forest on the number of bears, wolves, sables, and lynxes, a new species for the region.
Preservation of the national culture of the indigenous peoples of the North and their traditional way of life is one of the key areas of Rosneft’s social policy. The Company’s enterprises implement various projects in support of social, educational and cultural initiatives, and scientific and applied research.
The VSNK grant program makes a significant contribution to the preservation of the unique national culture, identity and traditional way of life of the indigenous population of Evenkia. The enterprise program has been in effect since 2014, during which time the oil workers have supported 32 scientific works, including projects to preserve the Evenki language, the reconstruction of the Ethno-pedagogical center in the village of Tura, and the revival of the endangered breed of the Evenki aboriginal Laika.
Thanks to the grant support of the VNSK, the Red Book of Evenkia was published in 2020, which presents 45 rare and rare animals. In 2024, scientists from the Siberian Federal University updated the list of rare animal species in the region. Over the years of the grant program, support has also been provided to many cultural and ethnographic projects. Linguists have created a manual for schoolchildren on studying the culture and language of the unique Keto people, released an electronic version of the Evenki-Russian dictionary “Evedy-Luchady Tureruk”, and a monograph “New Projects for the Revival of the Evenki Language and Culture”.
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The East Siberian Oil and Gas Company, a subsidiary of Rosneft Oil Company, is developing the Yurubcheno-Tokhomskoye oil and gas condensate field in the Evenki municipal district of Krasnoyarsk Krai.
Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft March 7, 2025
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