Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic

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Map of sub-arctic regions

Indigenous peoples of the Subarctic are the aboriginal peoples who live in the

Northwestern Russia and Siberia.[1] Peoples of subarctic Siberia and Greenland are included in the subarctic; however, Greenlandic Inuit are usually classified as Indigenous peoples of the Arctic
.

Languages

Native subarctic peoples have over 38 languages into five major language families:

.

Arts and cultures

The

porcupine quill embroidery are also worked onto hides and birchbark. After introduction by Europeans and Asians, glass beads became popular and are sewn into floral designs.[1] Additionally, some cultures practiced agriculture, alongside hunting and gathering.[citation needed
]

In the

Sami culture of Scandinavia, reindeer husbandry has traditionally played an important role. Traditionally the Sami lived and worked in reindeer herding groups called siiddat, which consisted of several families and their herds. Members of the siidda helped each other with the management and husbandry of the herds.[3]

In

Nenets people, who practice nomadic herding, migrating long distances each year (up to 1,000 km annually) between their summer and winter pastures.[4]
At present about 13,500 Nenets are engaged with reindeer herding.

List of peoples

See also

Tłı̨chǫ camp on the shore of Slave Lake at Fort Resolution, Northwest Territory, 1907

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h History of Indigenous Art in Canada Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine The Canadian Encyclopedia. (retrieved 29 Dec 2010)
  2. ^ a b Corbett, Steve. "Native Peoples of the Subarctic." Archived 2011-05-29 at the Wayback Machine Johnson County Community College. (retrieved 21 Nov 2010)
  3. ^ "Sámi - Norway". Reindeerherding.org. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Nenets". Reindeerherding.org. Retrieved 12 March 2019.