“In the old times the people of the tundra used stars for everything… There was no light, so they navigated using stars.”
Zoya Tokareva (zoy-ah toh-kah-ray-vah), Nutendli community member
“Our Elders did not pray, they just talked with nature. I can do the same.”
Dmitri Nikolayevich Begunov (duh-me-tree nick-oh-lie-ah-vitch beg-oo-nov), reindeer herder
“When our families conduct their rituals, we always give offerings to sun. It is the source of light in our lives.”
Jegor Nutendli (yay-gor new-tend-lee), knowledge holder
“Nature has soul. Body rests when you are in nature. It is wonderful to walk on your own land.”
Anna Aleksandrovna Kaurgina (ah-nah ah-lek-sahn-drawv-nah kaw-oor-ggee-nah), climate activist