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Article: Nentsy
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- Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
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Nentsy
PRONUNCIATION:
NEN-tzee
ALTERNATE NAMES:
Yurak
LOCATION:
Northcentral part of the Russian Federation
POPULATION:
Over 34,000
LANGUAGE:
Nenets
RELIGION:
Native form of shamanism with elements of Christianity
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INTRODUCTION
For thousands of years, people have lived in the harsh arctic environment in what is today northern Russia. In ancient times, people relied exclusively on what nature provided and on what their ingenuity allowed them to use and create. The Nentsy (also known as the Yurak) are one of five Samoyedic peoples, which also include the Entsy (Yenisei), Nganasany (Tavgi), Sel'kupy, and Kamas (who became extinct as a group in the years following ...