Traditional beliefs and ceremonies: shamanism, totemism, trade magic …
Sea hunters

Sea hunters
The first nation meeting the new day on the territory of Russia is the Asian Eskimo (1292 people) who lives at the very edge of Chukotka - on the coast of the Bering Strait and the Gulf of Anadyr. Sea hunters
Reindeer breeders of tundra (Nenets, Chukchi, Koryaks) and wild reindeer hunters (Nganasans, Ents).

Reindeer breeders of tundra (Nenets, Chukchi, Koryaks) and wild reindeer hunters (Nganasans, Ents).
Nature, which cannot be separated from the life of the northern peoples, has to a large extent formed their culture, occupations and way of life - nomadic or half-settled. For tundra inhabitants - Nenets, Chukchi, Koryaks who live in the severe Arctic conditions - the basis for the economic set-up was the consumer reindeer breeding. Reindeer breeders of tundra (Nenets, Chukchi, Koryaks) and wild reindeer hunters (Nganasans, Ents).
Settled fishermen and hunters: peoples of the Amur

Settled fishermen and hunters: peoples of the Amur
Traditional culture of Nanaians, Ul'chi, Negidalts, Nivkhs, Oroki, Orochi and Udeghe belong to the type of settled fishermen and hunters. Settled fishermen and hunters: peoples of the Amur
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