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“In the old times the people of the tundra used stars for everything… There was no light, so they navigated using stars.”

“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

Proven Sustainable, Chukchi, Chukchi - PSBlog Post AuthorJanuary 8, 2021Chukchi

“Our Elders did not pray, they just talked with nature. I can do the same.”

“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

Proven Sustainable, Chukchi, Chukchi - PSBlog Post AuthorJanuary 8, 2021Chukchi

“When our families conduct their rituals, we always give offerings to sun. It is the source of light in our lives.”

“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

Proven Sustainable, Chukchi, Chukchi - PSBlog Post AuthorJanuary 8, 2021Chukchi

“Nature has soul. Body rests when you are in nature. It is wonderful to walk on your own land.”

“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

Proven Sustainable, Chukchi, Chukchi - PSBlog Post AuthorJanuary 8, 2021Chukchi