The Arctic, northern Europe and Russia
Koryak
Lands
Mainly the north of Kamchatka Krai, Russian Far East
Countries Russian Federation
Facts 3
Governance
In 2000, a Russian government decree gave the Koryak the status of an Indigenous small-numbered people.
As of 2000 Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Коряки (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Koryaks call themselves by two names: nomadic reindeer-herding groups use Chavchu, meaning reindeer rearers, and settled groups use Nymylan, meaning settlers.
Source: The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire (Institute of the Estonian Language archive), The Koryaks (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Reindeer herding was the main way of life for nomadic Koryaks, while settled Koryaks mostly fished and hunted sea mammals.
Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Коряки (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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