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Bookmark or Share- The Chukchi: Who are the people of Russia’s freezing northeast?All rights reserved by Rossiyskaya Gazeta. russian north folk. Just across the Bering Strait from Alaska, the region of Chukotka has the most severe natural conditions in Russia but still...
- Chukchi | Eskimo-Aleut, Siberia, Arctic | BritannicaChukchi, people inhabiting the northeasternmost part of Siberia, the Chukotskiy (Chukotka) autonomous okrug (district) in Russia. They numbered 14,000 in the late 20th century and are divided into two chief subgroups, reindeer Chukchi and maritime Chukchi. The reindeer Chukchi inhabit the interior
- Chukchi Peninsula - WikipediaThe Chukchi Peninsula (also Chukotka Peninsula or Chukotski Peninsula; Russian: Чуко́тский полуо́стров, Chukotskiy poluostrov, short form Russian: Чуко́тка, Chukotka ), at about 66° N 172° W, is the easternmost peninsula of Asia. Its eastern end is at Cape Dezhnev near the village of Uelen.
- Who are the Chukchi? | TribesThe Chukchi can be divided into two clearly distinct groups: the inland Chukchi, who herd reindeer and refer to themselves as "Chavchu" (rich in reindeer), and the coastal Chukchi, also known as "An'kalyn" (coastal dwellers), who primarily depend on sea animal hunting.
- CHUKCHI | Facts and DetailsChukchi technically refers to people who herded reindeer while Eskimos refers to those who hunt. There are around 15,000 Chukchi. They live mostly on the Chukotka peninsula, which is only 55 miles from Alaska. Some also live in the Lower Kolyma District of the Yakut Republic and in the north of Koryak Autonomous District.
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