Lake in Khanty Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

SM Ledkov

“Since 1990s, here in Russia it is the regional authorities – primarily in the Arctic regions, in the Far East, and namely the governors and the legislative bodies – that bear the burden of work, help and cooperation”.

 

Grigory Ledkov,

President, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East (RAIPON)

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Aisen Nikolaev, the Head of Yakutia, and Nikolai Korchunov, the Special envoy for International Cooperation in the Arctic of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, who is the representative of the Russian Federation in the Arctic Council, have met in Moscow on July 31, 2019.

They discussed a number of issues related to the sustainable and integrated development of the Arctic territories, the establishment and development of international and interregional cooperation in there. In particular, they talked about the project of creating a center for digitalization of the linguistic and cultural heritage of the indigenous peoples. It was noted that Yakutia has all the necessary scientific, technical, intellectual and expert potential to promote this international project, which is aimed at preserving the culture, local knowledge, and traditions of the indigenous peoples of the North.

The Northern Sustainable Development Forum (NSDF) which will be held in Yakutsk on September 24-28, 2019 was discussed on this meeting. It was emphasized that on the fields of the NSDF will be discussed issues of developing and strengthening international and interregional cooperation between the Russian Arctic territories and the entire world. Within the framework of the agenda of the NSDF there will be events related to the prospects for the region’s interaction with the Association of World Reindeer Herders and further promotion of the project “Children of the Arctic”, implemented under the auspices of the Russia’s Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs on the territory of five subjects of the Russian Arctic zone, including in Yakutia.

Special attention was paid to the future meetings and events of the Arctic Council at the Permanent representative of Sakha Republic (Yakutia) in Moscow
under the chairmanship of the Russian Federation in 2021-2023, as well as the formation of the Arctic agenda on the fields of the fifth Eastern Economic Forum, which will run on September 4-6, 2019.

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28 Dec 2024
The Northern Forum attended the opening ceremony of the Tattinsky Lyceum's new building

 

Today, 28 December, the Northern Forum took part in the opening ceremony of the new building of the A.E. Mordinov Tattinsky Lyceum in the village of Ytyk-Kyuel in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

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Senator and former head of Yakutia Egor Borisov became a Goodwill Ambassador of the Northern Forum

 

Member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - representative of the executive branch of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Deputy Chairman of the Federation [ ... ]

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Vladimir Vasiliev took part in Commission on Compatriots Living Abroad Meeting

 

On Thursday, 26 December, Vladimir Vasiliev, Executive Director of the Northern Forum, took part in a meeting of the Commission on Compatriots Living Abroad under the Government of Khanty-Mansiysk [ ... ]

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Northern Forum calls for joint response to man-made disaster

 

As a result of the disaster of two tankers in the Black Sea, there is an emergency situation in the sea and on the coast.

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Restart Mentors Union in search of volunteers for regional resource centres

 

On Wednesday, 25 December, a productive meeting was held with Tatiana Menshikova, Chair of the Northern Forum's Arctic Tourism Working Group.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025!

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