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“I wouldn’t want to live in the village. I’m there for three days and I want to go home. Life is too fast and I soon get fed up.”

“I wouldn’t want to live in the village. I’m there for three days and I want to go home. Life is too fast and I soon get fed up.”

Marina Rultina (mah-ree-nah ruhl-tee-nah), Chukchi reindeer herder

Chukchi, Chukchi - PR, Proven ResilientBlog Post AuthorJanuary 8, 2021Chukchi

“I sang the songs that belong to my tribe. Some of these songs are the relics of the last century... Unfortunately I’m probably the last one to sing the songs of the tribe.”

“I sang the songs that belong to my tribe. Some of these songs are the relics of the last century... Unfortunately I’m probably the last one to sing the songs of the tribe.”

Larisa Ryskyntonaw (lah-ris-sah riss-kahn-tow-nah), Chukchi journalist and teacher

Chukchi, Chukchi - PR, Proven ResilientBlog Post AuthorJanuary 8, 2021Chukchi

“It was not a romantic choice for us to return to the old ways... We want to feed ourselves. Hunting whales is what gives us pride. It is what reminds us of who we are.”

“It was not a romantic choice for us to return to the old ways... We want to feed ourselves. Hunting whales is what gives us pride. It is what reminds us of who we are.”

Vladimir Etylin (vlah-dee-meer eh-tih-lin), Chukchi head of Chukotka Revival

Chukchi, Chukchi - PR, Proven ResilientBlog Post AuthorJanuary 8, 2021Chukchi

“Reindeer herding makes this world richer. One day the mining of gold and other minerals will come to an end here. Reindeer herding will always be able to go on.”

“Reindeer herding makes this world richer. One day the mining of gold and other minerals will come to an end here. Reindeer herding will always be able to go on.”

Grigorii Tynakergav (grig-or-ee tie-nack-er-gahv), Chukchi reindeer herder

Chukchi, Chukchi - PR, Proven ResilientBlog Post AuthorJanuary 8, 2021Chukchi