Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
From January 1, 2026, Russia will begin implementing the updated Concept for the Sustainable Development of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East until 2036. The order approving it was signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
The main goals of the concept are the economic, social and cultural development of indigenous peoples, the preservation of their original territories of residence, as well as support for their traditional way of life, economic activity and culture.
Thus, work on preserving the original territories of residence of small peoples implies monitoring the ecological state of such places, as well as taking into account the interests of indigenous peoples when implementing infrastructure projects. Representatives of the peoples of the North should be involved in public hearings and environmental assessments when developing federal and regional programs for the development of natural resources.
Support for traditional economic activities and trades of indigenous peoples is supposed to be carried out by improving the mechanisms for their priority use of hunting and fishing grounds. In addition, it is necessary to promote products of traditional trades on the domestic and foreign markets. Other areas include the development of the tourism industry and grant support for small and medium entrepreneurs.
The creation of a comfortable and safe living environment will proceed in several directions at once. One of them is improving the quality of communications and providing access to the Internet. Another is expanding the network of multifunctional public service centers, including by organizing mobile teams of MFC specialists. This also includes the development of a network of medical institutions, organizing medical examinations and medical check-ups, expanding the use of telemedicine technologies and mobile forms of assistance.
A separate section of the concept is devoted to ensuring accessibility of education. Such work, in particular, involves providing schools in areas where indigenous peoples live with modern equipment and textbooks in their native languages. A new vector of work is supporting the languages of small peoples in the information and digital space. This means creating keyboard layouts, electronic dictionaries, online translators and search engines.
A special place is occupied by the topic of preserving the ethnocultural heritage and traditions of the peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East. The events of this section include preserving and popularizing cultural heritage objects and intangible ethnocultural heritage objects (legends, songs, rituals). In addition, assistance will be provided to the activities of theaters and folk groups that use native languages in their performances. Fundamental and applied scientific research in the field of history, culture, and ethnography of small peoples will receive state support.
The Federal Agency for Nationalities Affairs, together with other interested government bodies, has been tasked with developing an action plan for implementing the concept within six months.
The previous concept for the sustainable development of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East, the implementation of which will continue until the end of 2025, was approved in 2009.
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