KINROSS 2017 Corporate Responsibility Report Empowering Communities

Case Study Strengthening Indigenous Culture in Outside of the career opportunities, consultation, and environmental training associated with our operations in Chukotka, Kinross supports a broad range of social development initiatives to help local indigenous peoples strengthen and preserve their culture. Many of these are focused on revitalizing native languages of the Chukotka indigenous peoples. With support from the Kupol Foundation, educational and teaching aids, “Chukotka residents have become very interested in the Eskimo (Naukan) dictionaries and fiction books have language courses. Those who signed up for the course attended it been published in the Chukchi, with great enthusiasm, and they successfully mastered a very difficult Eskimo and Even languages. Key curriculum.” A project participant results from projects supported by the Kupol Foundation in 2016 and 2017 include: countries. These include Chukchi, exchange of experience and • A learning guide publication for Eskimo, Russian, French, and traditional reindeer races. The the that has English languages, in both 2018 meeting had 67 participants been delivered to schools in physical and online formats in the races all settlements of the Chukotka (http://chukdict.com/) Autonomous Okrug to implement • A mini-factory for the manufacture Chukchi language courses • Three books were awarded prizes of traditional clothes was started at the Yuri Rytkheu XII open in the Keperveem settlement. • Two public organizations – the literature contest: the “Publicist” Providing employment for three Rodnoye Slovo (native word) for the section first prize won the people, the factory is processing society and the Subpolar Alexander Nefedkin award with a reindeer skins for sale and produces Union of Chukotka – that conduct historical study of Chukotka; the winter clothes for farmers, herders courses in the Chukchi and second award “Spring at Oloy” and hunters. In 2018, an expansion Eskimo languages. An Eskimo was won by Grigory Tynankergav; is planned for the facility and it will video lesson DVD was released and, in the “Prose” section, the employ more people as the market as part of the Learning to Speak third award was given to “The demand for the clothes is high. “We Eskimo project Polar Bear genus” by Sergey are the only business sewing clothes Kovry of reindeer skins in more or less • The compilation of various commercial quantities and volumes. dictionaries was completed • The “Erakor” reindeer herders There are no businesses such as this in co-operation with Russian festival has become an annual across Chukotka,” says Viktoriya universities, the Linguistics Chukotka event uniting 1,000 Sitarova. To learn more (Russian Research Institute at the Russian participants from all across only) see http://prochukotku. Academy of Sciences and Chukotka for trade between ru/20180413/5821.html. linguistic experts from different herders and sea hunters,

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On the 2017 International Day of distinguished guests including elders and fans. Northern Games are a the World’s Indigenous Peoples, from Ilirney village and herders of the tradition of our people, our region; the first-ever Northern Games Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. These it is very important to preserve Competition was held at the Kupol educational and cultural programs them for future generations,” said mine, organized by the Committee help to preserve and promote the Konstantin Kautvu, special guest, of Indigenous Peoples at the site. indigenous cultures of the North, elder from Ilirney village. contributing to good health and The Northern Games are hugely well-being (SDG 3), and demonstrate “The fact that Kinross Gold popular across the region and the inclusion of indigenous peoples employs indigenous peoples, feature various disciplines, including within the Company. such as Chukchi, Eveny, Chuvans, axe throwing, pole pulling, triple and Eskimos, makes me proud.” jump, chaat (leather lasso) throwing, “We are very honoured and excited Indigenous employee wrestling and jumping over a sledge. to take part in this event. I am The Games were attended by glad to see so many contestants Watch the video.

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