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Navajo Nation Delegation Visits Yakutsk

On March 4-9, a delegation of cultural representatives from the Navajo Nation participated in a cultural exchange visit in Yakutsk and took part in Yakutsk’s first “ethnic nomadic fashion show” entitled “Solar Deer.” The five member delegation represented various professions and backgrounds including an elementary school teacher and former Miss Navajo, a trick horseback riding ... Read More»

By | 9 March, 2016 | Topics: News, Vladivostok | Tags: ,

Navajo Cultural Representatives Share in Yakutsk’s Summer Solstice Festival

June 26–28, Linda Davis and Kansas Begaye, cultural representatives of the Navajo nation, visited Yakutsk to take part in Ysiakh Tuymaada, the traditional Yakut solstice festival. 150,000 visitors from all over the Republic of Yakutia gathered on the sacred grounds of Us Khatin to celebrate the rebirth of nature. The celebration included horse races, traditional ... Read More»

By | 28 June, 2015 | Topics: News, Vladivostok | Tags: , ,

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PAO and State Department Speaker Visit Yakutia

On March 23, Dr. Gordon Bronitsky presented on ethnic media and ethnic journalism at the North-Eastern Federal University Department of Journalism in Yakutsk, sharing for three hours his experience of working with the indigenous peoples of North America. During the lecture, students asked questions related to ethnic media of Native Americans and the history of ... Read More»

By | 23 March, 2015 | Topics: News, Vladivostok | Tags: , , ,

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