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The Traditional Knowledge

(Norway), ICR (Norway), S²mi University project RIEVDAN – EALLU causes a will pay special attention to the showing
of Applied Science (Norway), The Northern great resonance and vivid interest in the up of the main targets and methods in the
Peoples’ Institute of the Russian State international academic communities where work package 3: “Traditional knowledge
Pedagogical University n.a. A.I. Hertsen the questions of climate change, biodiversity in the food culture – on the way to the
(Russia) among them. conservation, and the adequate usage of stable future: two areas of learning”. Its
The most important task of this cooperation the Arctic biological as well as cultural major consortium is composed by the
is to educe and topicalize valuable aspects resources are acute. ethnic communities representatives of
of the traditional knowledge belonging to The project RIEVDAN – EALLU “The the circumpolar Arctic region, among
ethnical communities (based, for example, fast change is challenges or opportunities whom are the researchers and scientists of
on the remained production technology of for the sustainable reindeer herding UArctic Institute of Circumpolar Reindeer
raw products from the Northern reindeer development” includes four work packages Husbandry, the ICR, Sámi University of
husbandry). It is also the development of (WP): Applied Science, and the students as well
new comprehensive fundamental researches • WP 1: “The basic understanding as teaching staff of The Northern Peoples’
and the systematic knowledge formation in of Sami’s reindeer husbandry stability Institute of the Russian State Pedagogical
the realm of conventional food culture from and additional influence on the adaptive University n.a. A.I. Hertsen. The project
the viewpoint of historical, national, social, capabilities for changes”; head is Anders Oskal, Director of the ICR.
climatic, and geographic aspects. Besides, • WP 2: “The legal status for reindeer
it is health saving potential of the national herding in the changing world: two spheres The project topicality is stipulated by
culture belonging to the indigenous small in of perception”; many aspects in the conventional culture
numbers peoples of the North and Arctic. • WP 3: “Traditional knowledge in the phenomenon of the Arctic ethnos, where
At today’s stage, nomadic (extensive) food culture – on the way to the stable a special role is played by the traditions
reindeer husbandry being an important future: two areas of learning”; and knowledge in the realm of their
component of highly specialised traditional • WP 4: “Generalisation, analysis, and conventional economic activity that is
system of life support among the Arctic results spreading”. caribou husbandry. The project specifics
ethnos keeps and makes topical their Within the framework of this article, we concerns the reindeer pasture organisation
language, everyday and spiritual culture.
Nowadays the caribou husbandry
capability to maintain a language as well
as develop ethnic culture of the indigenous
peoples depends largely on the created
conditions for conservation, passing down,
and representation of unique reindeer
herding traditions as well as knowledge
elaborated and shaped on the basis of
world-views belonging to expert reindeer
breeders. The joint implementation of
the project RIEVDAN – EALLU, where
the representatives of different reindeer
husbandry in the world community are
attracted, implies the mutual exchange of
theoretical and practical knowledge with
the consequent reflection upon its results,
executed in the process of conferences,
seminars, round tables, master classes,
and other collective events. The empirical
and theoretical knowledge about current
problems in reindeer husbandry contributes
to further successful approbation of the
project results at the qualitative new
level. Thus, it generates a new cycle
of scientific researches based on the
discovery, systematisation, reasoning, and
complementarity of the existing facts in
reindeer herding, which is an important
field in the traditional culture of the
Arctic ethnos life support. We will note
that a new paradigm presented in the The national dishes presentation of reindeer herding peoples from the circumpolar Arctic region on IV International Arctic Forum “The Arctic – the Territory
of a Dialogue” in NArFU n.a. M.V. Lomonosov (Arkhangelsk, 29 — 30 March 2017).

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