#Altai Republic

[thenuclearmallard]

Reposted from YouTube. Altai - Telengits

[my-russia]

Oroktoisky bridge, Altai Republic Ph: elivosk

[russianlanguageday]

Traditionalism vs. Assimilation Among Indigenous Peoples of Siberia.

As is the case for many indigenous groups around the world, native peoples of Siberia struggle to fit into the modern global village while retaining their ethnic identity and cultural distinctiveness. Since the end of World War II, the indigenous peoples of Siberia have had a special legal status which allows for certain “affirmative action”-like quotas and benefits. However, the main aim of these policies was to integrate ethnic minorities into the all-Soviet people and to inculcate the “new Soviet man” mentality. Compulsory boarding schools, where children from different ethnic groups were brought together from the age of seven in a collectivist environment, often served as the hotbed of such Sovietization. The effect on native culture was disastrous. But, as James Forsyth in his A History of the Peoples of Siberia points out, “Russification began even before this, in kindergartens, where most nurses and teachers were Russian speakers. Even where some of them were natives, however, there were cases when children or the nurses themselves were reprimanded for using their native language” (here the parallels with Native North American languages are obvious). In the Soviet Union, it was believed that minority languages and cultures would die out under communism, and that “nationalism can only be bourgeois”. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, a number of new laws have been adopted whose goal is to preserve ethnic distinctiveness of indigenous peoples. But can the tables be turned?

[peonycats]

I have a question. What do you think some OC's of Siberian Tribes would look like?

I have not! I actually got an ask about some Siberian peoples before, but I didn't like how it turned out >< One day I'll do it properly.... But in the meantime, here's Mr. Mongolia and Miss Altai throat-singing!

I hear there's a bit of rivalry between Mongolians and Altai people over who invented throat singing, but at least sometimes they can put their beef to rest 😅

[pangeen]

“ The Eagle hunters “ // FollowTheTracks

Music:  Stealthy - This Moon is Now Yours

[mothmiso]

Altai - Winter 2022 / Горы в Алтае - зима 2022 (2) (3) (4) (5) by Justin Wyllie

Via Flickr:

(1) River Katun. (2)Mountain chapel in forest in Siberia. - Patmos Island. Village of Chemal. (3) Light shines though trees onto berries in wintery forest in Siberia. (5) River Katun, partially frozen in Winter. Mountains in background.     

[dieletztepanzerhexe]

Figure 3. I Rock art anthropomorphs in rhe ‘X-ray style’. 1. Aya Bay, Lake Baikal (after Okladnikov 1974); 2. Mount Ukir (after Khoroshih, cited in Mikhailov 1987); 3. Bolshaja Kada (after Okladnikov and Martinov 1972);

Figure 3.2 Rock art images of shamans from the Altai region. 1. Karakol (after Martinov 1985); 2. Altai (after Gurkin, cited in Ivanov 1954); 3 4 . Shalkoby (after Okladnikova 1989).

3.3 Fine line engraving of a shaman on a stone plaque from the Altai. (after Grichan 1987).

Figure 3.4 The Niukzha rock art panel, Olekma River basin: a shaman is flying among the celestial bodies (after Okladnikov and Mazin 1976).

Figure 3.5 Rock art images of shamans. 1. Oglakhty, Middle Yenisei River (after Miklashevich 1998); 2 Middle Yenisei River (after Kyzlasov and Leontiev 1980); 3. Mokhsogolokh- Khaja, Middle Lena River (after Okladnikov and Zaporozhskaja 1972).

Figure 3.6 Paintings on shamans’ drums (after Ivanov 1354).

3.7 Rock art anthropomorphs in head-gear with rays. 1. Painting from Shishkino, Upper Lena River (after OMadnikov 1977); 2. Lake Maloye, Middle Yenisei River (after Sunchugashev 1990); 3. Chasovnya, Middle Lena River (after Okladnikov and Zaporozhskaja 1972); 4. Kozlovo, Upper Lena River (after Okladnikov 1977); 5. Suruktakh-Khaya, Yakutia (after Ivanov 1954).

Figure 3.10 Shamanizing in a yurt. Rock art panels from the historical period, Shalkoby, Altai (after Okladnikova 1989).

“Rock art and the material culture of Siberian and Central Asian shamanism” by Ekaterina Devlet

[warcrimesimulator]

Petroglyphs on the Jalgiztobe hill, Kosh Agach district, Altai Republic

📸 Alexandr Frolov

[gorod-v-kadre]

Село Усть-Сема | The village of Ust-Sema

Река Катунь | Katun River.

[snototter]

A demoiselle crane (Grus virgo) wades through the wetlands in the Altai Republic, Russia

by Sergey Pisarevskiy

[thenuclearmallard]

Under the guise of mobilization, a hidden genocide of indigenous peoples is taking place in Russia

In the Republic of Altai, local residents are outraged by the fact that 90% of conscripts are ethnic Altaians.

[my-russia]

Yarlu valley, Altai Republic

[peonycats]

Altai is absolutely gorgeous !! Would you ever draw more of her ?

Yas I'd love to!! One day.....

[romanpaulov]

The most elusive manul we’ve ever seen who owns a two stories mansion in the capital of Udmurt Republic the city of Izhevsk, and has an unique symmetrical pattern on his forehead - Altay celebrates his 7th birthday! Hooray! 🎉

Happy birthday! We wish you be strong and healthy and live long manul life!

[mothmiso]

Republic of Altai / Республика Алтай (2) (3) by Justin Wyllie

Via Flickr:

(1) Mountains in Republic of Altai, Siberia, Russia. / Горы в Республике Алтай. July 2021. Showing campsite and camper van. (2) Katun River in Altai, Russia. / Река Катунь в Республике Алтай. (3) Mountain Scene in Republic of Altai, Russia / Горы в Горно-Алтай. Snow still on the mountain tops. July 2021. Tent in foreground.     

[zaobitouguang]

Chinese Ethnic Minority Literature

I just finished taking an incredibly eye-opening class about Chinese ethnic minority literature. China has a thriving minority literature scene, and it's absolutely fascinating and full of interesting works, so I wanted to share some of the authors that I learned about this semester! This is, obviously, an incomplete list-- it's pretty heavily biased towards what we read about in class, and there's probably a lot I've missed!

For any authors with full works that have been translated into English, I've listed it under their names. Some other authors may also have poems or short stories published in translation online or in anthologies.

Hani 哈尼

Mo Du 莫獨 (b. 1963) - poems

Hui 回族

Huo Da 霍達 (b. 1945) - novels

The Jade King: History of a Chinese Muslim Family (1992)

Zhang Chengzhi 張承志 (b. 1948) -novels, short stories

The Black Steed (1990)

Korean 朝鮮族

Jin Renshun 金仁順 (b. 1970) - novels, short stories

Jin Wenxue 金文學 (b. 1962) - novels

Manchu 滿族

Duanmu Hongliang 端木蕻良 (1912-1996)

Lao She 老舍 (1899-1966) - novels, short stories, plays

Rickshaw Boy (1945, 2010)

Miao (Hmong) 苗族

He Xiaozhu 何小竹 (b. 1963) - poems, novels

Shen Congwen* 沈從文 (1902-1988) - novels, short stories

Imperfect Paradise (1995)

Border Town (2009)

Mongolian 蒙古族

Altai 阿爾泰 (b. 1949) - poems

Bao Liying 包麗英 (b. 1968) - novels

Baoyinhexige 寶音賀希格 - poems

Chen Ganglong 陳崗龍 (b. 1970) - poems

Guo Xuebo 郭雪波 (b. 1948) - novels, short stories

The Desert Wolf (1996)

Malaqinfu 瑪拉沁夫 (b. 1930)- novels

Naxi 納西族

Sha Li 沙蠡 (1953-2008) - novels

Yang Zhengwen 楊正文 (b. 1943) - novels

Qiang 羌族

Qiang Renliu 羌人六 (b. 1987) - poems

Yangzi/Yang Guoqing 羊子/楊國慶 - poems

Tibetan 藏族

Alai 阿來 (b. 1959) - novels, short stories

Red Poppies (2003)

The Song of King Gesar (2013)

Tashi Dawa 扎西達娃 (b. 1959) - novels, short stories

A Soul in Bondage: Stories from Tibet (1992)

Yangdron 央珍 (b. 1963) - novels

Uyghur 維吾爾族

Alat Asem 阿拉提·阿斯木 (b. 1958) - novels, short stories

Confessions of a Jade Lord (2019)

Wa/Va 佤族

Burao Yilu 布饒依露 - poems

Yi 彝族

Aku Wuwu 阿庫烏霧 (b. 1964) - poems, essays

Tiger Traces: Selected Nuosu and Chinese Poetry of Aku Wuwu (2006)

Coyote Traces: Aku Wuwu's Poetic Sojourn in America (2015)

Bamo Qubumo 巴莫曲佈嫫 (b. 1964) - poems, academic articles

Eni Mushasijia 俄尼·牧莎斯加 (b. 1970) - poems

Jidi Majia 吉狄馬加 (b. 1961) - poems

I, Snow Leopard (2016)

Words from the Fire: Poems by Jidi Majia (2018)

Jimu Langge 吉木狼格 (b. 1963) - poems

Lu Juan 魯娟 (b. 1982) - poems

Ma Deqing 馬德清 (1952-2013) - poems, novels

Na Zhangyuan 納張元 (b. 1966) - essays

*Shen has both Miao and Tujia ancestry, as well as Han. However, I see him listed most frequently as Miao.

More Resources on Ethnic Minority Literature:

Altaic Storytelling: The blog of translator Bruce Humes (translator of Confessions of a Jade Lord, among other works). Has a fairly broad focus, but he's written a lot about ethnic minorities.

Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Institute of Ethnic Literature: China has a thriving infrastructure to support the writing of and research into ethnic minority literature, and this is one of the larger institutions. I believe their research focuses more on oral traditions, but they have some information about contemporary writers as well.

Chinese Women Writers on the Environment: An anthology of eco-fiction by female ethnic minority writers.

Golden Horse Award 駿馬獎: This is an annual award for ethnic minority literature. The wikipedia link lists all the previous winners.

The Leeds Center for New Chinese Writing: Again not specific to ethnic minorities, but features several ethnic minority authors.

Paper Republic: This organization is devoted to translated Chinese writing and isn't specific to ethnic minority literature but has information about and translations of some of the writers on this list.

Poetry International: This website isn't specific to ethnic minorities or even to China, but many of the poets on this list have pages there with a few poems translated into English.