The small - numbered peoples of Yakutia: the problems of existence and education

Abstract

Many centuries ago the step nomadic people disappeared. Together with them the sedentary, more civilized peoples also died out. The reason of it is not quite unknown. The survival of the northern Arctic peoples in Yakutia is a phenomenon - paradox. Their survival might be due to the nomadic life style and reindeer herding culture where migration is a specific feature of life. At present time the further survival is becoming more problematic. The Sakha people have always been sedentary. They might have been wiped out or assimilated on their birthplace land. How did they survive? They had managed to run away from the tribes who had aggressive militant leaders. After that in new severe conditions the Sakha people survived due to the their choice of alas way of life. The main factors of Sakha further existence and development are population increase, education, competitive strength and responsibility.