The program to promote the social and economic development of the small-numbered indigenous peoples of the Taymir has been operating since 2020 and is expected to last 5 years. It is based on ethnographic studies and takes into account the opinions of residents.
SERGEY ELOGIR,
Chairman of the Kumak Kytyl community:
“There are 23 people in the community. We have been a member of Nornickel's Coordination Council for Engagement with Indigenous Minorities of the North since 2022. We're getting support, but it's more than that. The company enables us not just to live, but to develop.”
NINA MIRNYKH,
a new homeowner:
“Our old house was half a century old. It was blown with cold air, and we were freezing. Now, we have a new house of three rooms instead of one. You can heat the house with electricity or coal. There were no options in the old house - only coal, and it was often in short supply. Now, our family of three lives in a warm and comfortable environment.”
NADEZHDA TURDAGINA,
Head of the medical and obstetric station in Volochanka:
“The old medical and obstetric station was built in 1972. The building was decaying until it became unfit for use. The new medical station has everything as in a city apartment - even a sewage system.”
Velvet antlers
are the antlers of deer during the growth period. Up to a certain point, they have a non-keratinized structure and are filled with blood. Antlers are thought to have healing properties.