Indigenous Peoples in Development Strategies of the Far Eastern Federal District: From the Experience of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

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	Regionalistica 2026 Volume 13 number 3 pages 69-86

Title of the article	Indigenous Peoples in Development Strategies of the Far Eastern Federal District: From the Experience of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
Pages	69-86
Author 1	Filippova Viktoriya Viktorovna candidate of sciences (history), leading researcher IHRISN SB RAS 1, Petrovskogo Street, Yakutsk, Russia, 677027 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID: 0000-0002-3900-918X
Author 2	Vinokurova Lilia Innokentievna candidate of sciences (history), leading researcher IHRISN SB RAS 1, Petrovskogo Street, Yakutsk, Russia, 677027 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ORCID: 0000-0002-5779-6893
Abstract	This article examines how the rights and interests of indigenous peoples of the Russian Federation are integrated into socio-economic development strategies for the Far Eastern Federal District (FEFD). An analysis of regulatory documents from the 2000s to 2020s identifies the gap between declarations and their implementation. The experience of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), with its current law on ethnological expertise and network of traditional nature management territories, is used as an example of testing mechanisms for protecting the interests of indigenous peoples of the North at the regional level. Systemic problems are identified, including conflictual inconsistencies in federal programs and funding instability. Recommendations are formulated for synchronizing strategies and legal regulation to ensure the sustainable development of indigenous peoples’ territories.
Code	332.1+338.2+314.9
DOI	10.14530/reg.2026.3.69
Keywords	indigenous peoples, development strategies, sustainable development, state national policy, ethnological expertise, territories of traditional nature use, Far Eastern Federal District, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
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For citation	Filippova V.V., Vinokurova L.I. Indigenous Peoples in Development Strategies of the Far Eastern Federal District: From the Experience of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Regionalistica [Regionalistics]. 2026. Vol. 13. No. 3. Pp. 69–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.14530/reg.2026.3.69 (In Russian)
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Financing	The study was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of the IHRISN SB RAS No. 075-00619-26-00 for 2026, research project No. 124031400020-5.
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