Itelmen
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The Itelmen are an Indigenous people of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, traditionally known for their fishing-based subsistence, distinct language, and rich oral culture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Russification
ⓘ
Soviet collectivization policies ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
oral transmission of history
ⓘ
ritual songs ⓘ seasonal festivals ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
folklore
ⓘ
mythology ⓘ rich oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| ethnonymInRussian | ительмены NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContactWith | Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | Russian conquest of Kamchatka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Kamchatka Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Far East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Itelmen language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chukotko-Kamchatkan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRevitalizationEffort |
Itelmen language teaching in schools
ⓘ
documentation of oral literature ⓘ |
| languageStatus | severely endangered ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline since 18th century ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Russian Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Kamchatka Krai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chukchi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Evenks NERFINISHED ⓘ Koryaks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Russian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalBeliefSystem |
animism
ⓘ
shamanism ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
boat building
ⓘ
fur clothing production ⓘ net making ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | subsistence economy ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
berries
ⓘ
fish ⓘ salmon ⓘ sea mammals ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
semi-subterranean dwellings
ⓘ
wooden houses ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion | Kamchatka Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ sea mammal hunting ⓘ |
| UNESCOCategory | Indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation ⓘ |
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