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Resilience in a changing world: Indigenous sharing networks in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2020

Vera Solovyeva  and
Vera Kuklina Open the ORCID record for Vera Kuklina [Opens in a new window]
Vera Solovyeva
Affiliation:
Environmental Science and Public Policy, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
Vera Kuklina*
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
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Author for correspondence: Vera Kuklina, Email: kuklina@gwu.edu
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Abstract

Global change poses challenges for remote Arctic Russian indigenous communities in the Republic of Sakha. On the basis of interviews from the village of Khara Tumul (Oymyakonskiy ulus) and city of Yakutsk, we illustrate the manners in which sharing networks may be used to enhance resilience in remote conditions as these communities confront climate change, industrial development and limited support from authorities. We identified the main carriers (givers and recipients), location, relationships and mediators, objects, and social and cultural meanings of sharing practices both in daily life and in the case of extreme events. The circulation of goods, money, information and people between cities and remote communities ultimately combines traditional values and modern technologies.

Keywords

Indigenous peopleSocial networksResilienceSharingRepublic of Sakha (Yakutia)
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Polar Record , Volume 56 , 2020 , e39
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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