Khabarovsk Krai - Nivkh People, Nanai Language, Nani People, Sakhalin Tunnel, Far Eastern Railway, Shantar Islands, Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Nivkh people, Nanai language, Nani people, Sakhalin Tunnel, Far Eastern Railway, Shantar Islands, Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island, Administrative divisions of Khabarovsk Krai, Udege language, Oroch language, Yakut Revolt, Bolshoy Shantar Island, Khabarovsk Bridge, Kamenny Ruchey, Suntar-Khayata Range, Kuznetsovsky Tunnel, Chastye Islands, List of Nivkh settlements, Oroch people, Shchastya Bay, Baydukov Island, Chkalov Island, Ulch people, Feklistova Island, Iony Island, Udege people, Oremif, Kondyor Massif, Negidals, Tordoki Yani, Dzhugdzhur Mountains, Flag of Khabarovsk Krai, Berill Mountain, Ko Mountain, Lenin Stadium, Nurgal Command Post. Excerpt: The Nivkh (also Nivkhs, Nivkhi, or Gilyak; ethnonym: Nivxi; language, - Nivxgu) are an indigenous ethnic group inhabiting the northern half of Sakhalin Island and the region of the Amur River estuary in Russia's Khabarovsk Krai. Nivkh were mainly fishermen, hunters, and dog breeders. The Nivkh were semi-nomadic living near the coasts in the summer and wintering inland along streams and rivers to catch salmon. The land the Nivkh inhabit is characterized as taiga forest with cold snow-laden winters and mild summers with sparse tree cover. The Nivkh are believed to be the original inhabitants of the region deriving from a proposed Neolithic people migrating from the Transbaikal region during the Late Pleistocene. The Nivkh suffered heavily from foreign influences, the first of which was the migration of the Tungusic peoples. Later Manchu dynasty in China forced tribute upon its people. In 1850s-1860s 19th century, Russian Cossacks annexed and colonized Nivkh lands, where they are a small, often neglected, minority today. Today, the Nivkh live in Russian-style housing and with the over-fishing and pollution of the streams and seas, they have adopted many foods from Russian...