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In the Russian Federation North, indigenous peoples are affected by intertwined ecological, economic and political changes. A hallmark of post-Soviet life has been new possibilities for group expression and organization. Yet, these possibilities sometimes collide with increasing conflict between indigenous peoples and developers over land rights and local land use. Climate change and the political climate imposed from Moscow—concerning recentralization of administrative authority and renegotiation of indigenous rights—may further exacerbate such tensions. This talk is based on collaborative, political anthropology done in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) of Russia's Far East. 

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