The Yukaghirs, or Yukagirs, are a Siberian ethnic group in the Russian Far East, living in the basin of the Kolyma River.
Yukaghirs from Yakutia, 1905.
Yukaghir shaman, 1902
Photo of Yukaghir man with his laika taken by Vladimir Jochelson during the Jesup North Pacific Expedition in 1901
Indigenous peoples of Siberia
Siberia is a vast region spanning the northern part of the Asian continent and forming the Asiatic portion of Russia. As a result of the Russian conquest of Siberia and of the subsequent population movements during the Soviet era (1917–1991), the modern-day demographics of Siberia is dominated by ethnic Russians (Siberiaks) and other Slavs. However, there remains a slowly increasing number of Indigenous groups, accounting for about 5% of the total Siberian population, some of which are closely genetically related to Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
A group of Kachin Khakas
Selenga Buryats
A Nenet family in Novaya Zemlya
A Nanai family in traditional costumes