Milk: basis for the revival and preservation of the Altaian people’s food system and identity
Karakol Valley Council
Russia
Aichus Ethno Workshop
Grant name: Aichus Ethno Workshop Local partner: Altai Indigenous Peoples Youth Initiative Group Country: Russia (Altai Republic) Background and objective Knowledge of indigenous culture stems not from the indigenous residents themselves but largely from tour guides and tourism companies from other regions, people that do not actually represent indigenous culture. As a result, information about …
Path of the Ancestors
Grant name: Path of the Ancestors Local partner: Tengri Initiative Group Country: Russia (Altai Republic) Background and objective Today, Altai is famous for its natural resources and its tourism industry is rapidly emerging. In the context of the region’s overall development, there is a risk of losing markers of indigenous cultures, including sacred natural sites, …
KANDYK
Local partner: Kandyk Initiative Group Country: Russian Federation (Altai Republic) Background and objective Altai is increasingly praised for its natural resources and medicinal plants. The traditional cultural history of its indigenous population contains a significant amount of information and observations on the use of plants for nutrition and healing activities. However, much of that knowledge …
Identification of global climate change indicators using cosmogeoprediction technology to compare data on sacred sites in Greater Altai and North America
Grant name: Identification of global climate change indicators using cosmogeoprediction technology to compare data on sacred sites in Greater Altai and North America Local partner: Ethnoculturological and ecological research laboratory of AruSvati Center Country: Russian (Altai Republic) Background and objective Climate change is a global problem. Any, even the smallest changes, influence the occurrence, existence, …
“Bashparak” (“Big Finger”)
Altaifilm Creative Group Background and objective In indigenous cultures, all information including worldviews are conveyed orally through stories, legends, etc. In Altaian culture, knowledge was conveyed through epic poetry accompanied by vibrations [throat-singing] known as Kai. All these epics have been written down and published and are no longer performed in their entirety using traditional …
Call of Time (Oydin nekeltezi)
Alyp Initiative Group Background and objective In 1998, the Tengri School of Spiritual Ecology established the Uch-Enmek Karakol Ethno-Nature Park to preserve, protect, and develop the natural and cultural space of the sacred valley. The establishment of the park was a necessary step, given that Russian law has no other category of land use that …
Climate change research on the Basis of indigenous historical and cultural monuments in Greater Altai
Scientific Research Laboratory for Ethnoculturological and Ecological Research at Altai State Technical University The Altai Mountains transboundary region (Greater Altai) is a mountainous region located in the very center of Eurasia and connects four countries: Russia, Mongolia, China, and Kazakhstan. The Altai Mountains have significant glaciation (approximately 1,330 glaciers) containing up to 50 billion cubic …
Kezer Tash (“Stone knights”)
Altai Dzhang Initiative Group This initiative group was established during the Perestroika period (1990-1995) when it became possible once again to self-identify as a people with a distinct culture. During its existence, this group has focused on gathering and publishing information about traditional culture. The group’s first significant publication is “Altai Dzhang” (“Altaian Custom”), a …
Traditional markers
Tengri School of Spiritual Ecology This initiative will protect the rights of indigenous Altaians to cultural self-determination and protection of their sacred sources of knowledge by engaging the population in inventorying and documenting cultural-historical heritage sites and protecting indigenous use of those sites. When the initiative was under development, we conducted initial consultations on the …