The Enets // Disappearing Taimyr People // Indigenous Peoples Of Russia

In the 30s of our century, a new life came to Taimyr along with huge icebreakers. The Enets are a Samoyedic ethnic group who live on the east bank of the Yenisei River. Historically nomadic people, they now mainly inhabit in Krasnoyarsk Krai in western Siberia near the Arctic Circle. According to the 2021 Census, there are 201 Enets in Russia, 116 were capable of speaking the Enets language. ►More Episodes: ►All Documentaries: ►Subscribe and hit the bell:
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