ANSIPRA BULLETIN Arctic Network for the Support of the Indigenous Peoples of the Russian Arctic Сеть Арктических Организаций в Поддержку Коренных Народов Российского Севера No. 15 and 15a, July 2006 - English Language Edition ANSIPRA is a communication network linking Russian Indigenous Peoples' Organisations with international in- stitutions and organisations alarmed about the future of the indigenous peoples of the Russian North. ANSIPRA's main goal is to spread information, to mediate contacts, and to assist in project coordination. Secretariat: Norwegian Polar Institute, Polar Environmental ANSIPRA Bulletin is an information publication of the “Arctic Network for Centre, NO-9296 Tromsø, Norway the Support of the Indigenous Peoples of the Russian Arctic”. The Bulletin is issued twice a year. Additional issues are produced as new information Phone: +47 - 77 75 05 00 warrants it. The Bulletin is edited in English and Russian. ANSIPRA Bulle- Fax: +47 - 77 75 05 01 tin is distributed – by internet or hard copy – to all registered network par- E-mail: [email protected] ticipants, as well as relevant state agencies and funding institutions. Distri- bution is free. All written contributions are appreciated. Internet: http://npolar.no/ansipra/ ANSIPRA Bulletin is politically independent. A special part of the English language edition, however, presents translations of articles from the news- Coordinator / Editor: Winfried K. Dallmann, Tromsø letter “Мир коренных народов – живая арктика” (Indigenous Peoples’ Assistant Coord./Edit.: Galina Diachkova, Anadyr World – Living Arctic), the official periodical of RAIPON (Russian Association Assistant Coordinator: Elena Krikunenko, Moscow of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation), selected in cooperation with RAIPON. Assistant Editor: Helle V. Goldman, Tromsø CONTENTS OF THIS EDITION: Letter from the Secretariat (W.K. Dallmann) 3 Indigenous information centres in Russia and the use of modern information technology (G. Diachkova) 3 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND GEORESOURCES: Who is to blame for the tragedy of the Amur Evenks? (O. Murashko) 5 Development Assistance Plan for the indigenous peoples of Sakhalin (O. Murashko) 7 The Oil Industry and Reindeer Herding: Problems Implementing Indigenous Rights in the NAO (A. Degteva) 9 Monitoring of oil development in traditional indigenous lands of the Nenets Auton. Okrug (W.K. Dallmann) 13 Innovative model of aboriginal ecotourism in Russia (N.V. Vronskiy, R.V Sulyandziga) 15 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES: Indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East of the Russian Federation: Part IV (G. Diachkova) - Soyot 16 - Taz 17 NOTES 18 NEW LITERATURE 21 MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES 22 APPEAL: Indigenous peoples should not face their froubles alone! (O. Zaporotskiy) 23 Bulletin 15A: English translations of selected articles from “Мир коренных народов - живая арктика” (Indigenous Peoples’ World - Living Arctic) No. 18, 2005: Russian State Duma delegates refuse to guarantee representation of Northern indigenous peoples in regional par- liaments (I. Kurilova, O. Murashko) 24 Indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East and exploitation of georesources (O. Murashko) 26 Resolution of the 5th Congress of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East (RAIPON) 28 2 SECRETARIAT Dear readers! About this issue Conference announcements The main topic of this issue – like other issues before – is On several occasions we have been told that conference the misappropriation of indigenous lands for economic rea- announcements are often distributed very late by our bulle- sons. Please note especially the article about the Evenks of tin, and deadlines for registration may have passed. We are the Amur region, which clearly shows that there are lawless aware of this problem, but cannot improve it with the low conditions – comparable to the American Wild West of the frequency of bulletin issues (twice a year). Please let us 1800s – in parts of todays’ Russia, where some people do know as early as possible about upcoming meetings so we not have a minimum of human rights, although these are can print notices at the earliest opportunity. Our readers are “guaranteed” by the constitution. Lack of editing capacity referred to our Internet website, where conferences are an- is to be blamed for the fact that we only nounced immediately after we have have translated three articles from Contact us: received the information. RAIPON’s journal, Mir korennykh Don’t forget our website! narodov – zhivaya Arktika, No. 18. Secretariat: All of you who have access to the Norwegian Polar Institute About the next issue Polar Environmental Centre Internet, please be aware of our website The main topic of our next issue N-9296 Tromsø, Norway http://npolar.no/ansipra/. You can down- (planned issued December 2006) will Phone: +47 - 77 75 05 00 load our bulletins, and you can find all be the Ainu people of Japan and the Fax: +47 - 77 75 05 01 material ever presented – and more – in E-mail: [email protected] Russian Far East. A young Ainu from Internet: http://npolar.no/ansipra/ a systematical form. Early this year we Hokkaido, Japan – Kanako Uzawa – added a regional index, where you can has kindly agreed to write an intro- Members of the Secretariat: find material sorted according to ductory article about her people. We Winfried Dallmann regions. want to encourage all of you who have Coordinator and editor Thanks to everybody! knowledge about Ainu descendants in E-mail: [email protected] The continual efforts of many of our the Russian Federation and their Phone: (+47)-77750648 / 77750500 Fax: (+47)-77750501 colleagues and friends who have spent situation, to write contributions! lots of hours of voluntary work have Photos accepted Galina Diachkova made it possible to issue ANSIPRA Assistant coordinator and editor From this issue onward, we have E-mail: [email protected] bulletin continuously since 1998. Also decided to accept photographs to the fact that we produce our bulletin at a Elena Krikunenko illustrate our articles. This is due to the Assistant coordinator very low cost has been critical. Never- purchase of a better multifunction copy E-mail: [email protected] theless, there are many services we need machine at our institute. To keep costs to pay for. The Norwegian Polar Insti- Helle Goldman low photos will normally be printed in Assistant editor tute has supported this work financially black and white. The Internet version of E-mail: [email protected] during all of these years. Thanks to the bulletin will contain illustrations in Phone: (+47)-77750618 / 77750500 everybody! And remember that your colour. Exceptionally we will print one Fax: (+47)-77750501 continuous help will be needed to make coloured page in an issue. this bulletin appear also in the future. IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE THIS BULLETIN IN THE FUTURE YOU MUST INFORM US ABOUT ADDRESS CHANGES ! Indigenous information centres in Russia and the use of modern information technologies Galina Diachkova, ANSIPRA Secretariat Increasing cooperation between national and international The RAIPON1 Information Centre promoted the crea- indigenous peoples’ organisations, sharing experiences, tion of a network of regional information centres (ICs) lo- and the necessity to participate in the political scene of the cated with regional indigenous peoples’ associations. These country have made it necessary to use modern information information centres are connected through partnership and and communication technologies. The first years of this cooperation agreements: millennium saw the formation of an informational arena for • RAIPON Information Centre; the indigenous movement on the Internet. 1 Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North. 3 SECRETARIAT • Ethno-ecological Information Centre “Lach” 600; readers are mainly inhabitants of indigenous peoples’ ([email protected]; Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, villages, indigenous communities and other indigenous Kamchatka); peoples’ organisations (for instance, councils of elders), • Youth Information Centre “Northern Center” who have limited or no access to the Internet. (www.raipon.net/piter, [email protected]; St.-Petersb.); The problem of legal rights protection for the numeri- • Youth Center “Phoenix of the Amur”; cally small indigenous peoples of the North in terms of in- • Juridical Information Centre at the RAIPON branch of dustrial development has become one of RAIPON’s main the Khabarovsk territory ([email protected]; Kha- issues, which is reflected on the organisations’ web-site barovsk); and in its magazine “Indigenous Peoples’ World – Living • Information Centre at the RAIPON branch of the Ma- Arctic”. The issue is tackled in the form of publications of gadan area (Magadan); legal acts, comments to federal laws, and reports on activi- • Information Centre “Yasavey Manzara” ties like round table meetings and conferences. (www.raipon.net/yasavey, [email protected], Naryan- The current legal challenge is to reform the federal leg- Mar, Nenets joint-stock company); islation, particularly legislation affecting the numerically small indigenous peoples, with respect to a new delimita- • Juridical Information Centre “Sibir-Dyu” at the RAI- PON branch of the Krasnoyarsk region and Evenkia tion of authorities at all levels. An intervention by RAIPON into the work of the “Commission on the Draft Preparation ([email protected], Krasnoyarsk); for the Delimitation of Responsibilities between Public Au- • Juridical Information