Pavel Sulyandziga and Yana Tannagasheva are part of a new group that is working for a safer Russia for Indigenous peoples. By Emily Standfield May 16, 2022 Yana Tannagasheva holds a sign that reads, in Russian, "Cheremza is the second Shies. No to coal mines!" Cheremza is a village in Kemerovo Oblast in Russia where residents and […]
‘All these companies should leave sacred lands’. Tatiana Degai and Aleksandr Mokryi of Kamchatka perform a traditional Siberian dance at the “Heart of the Turtle” international Indigenous gathering in opposition to oil pipelines, Mackinaw City, May 14, 2022 | Laina G. Stebbins In the United States and Canada, Native citizens can point to long-held treaty […]
Disinformation about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has convinced many in Russia to support the regime’s unprovoked war. Pavel Sulyandziga with his sons Cade, 4, left, and Andrey, 6, at their home in Yarmouth. Sulyandziga is a Russian activist and member of the Udege peoples of Eastern Russia, who has worked most prominently in advocating for […]
#StayAtHome We, representatives of the indigenous peoples of Russia, appeal to indigenous persons who serve in the Russian armed forces with a request not to take part in the shameful war in Ukraine that president Putin calls a "special military operation". It is well known that the indigenous territories of Russia, where indigenous peoples live, […]