Tourism industries as a reconstruction tool local culture specific of the evens of Yakutia

Nikiforova Sargylana V., Gotovtsev Egor Nikolaevich

Proposed analysis of specific features of the culture of Evens of Lamynkhinsky Okrug (Kobyaysky District) in respect of identity, natural resource management and business practices. As a basic hypothesis we propose that tourist industries would help in preservation of cultural specifics in the local community. Addressed subjects were: characterization of ethno-cultural climate – traditional natural resource management and cultural practices of Evens of Lamynkhinsky Okrug, show transformation and continuity of economic and cultural composition that defines the process of ethnic identity; substantiate the potential of tourism as means of revival of Lamynkha component of Even culture (the proposal of a mix tour to Sebyan-Kyuyol). Interdisciplinary and sociocultural approaches were utilized. As primary, reconstruction method was used. Carried out a semiotic analysis of select natural and cultural sites of selo Sebyan-Kyuyol. As part of the study were used methods of expert survey, participatory methods. Field studies have confirmed the existence of a defined standalone Lamynkha component of Even culture, which constitutes a culture of highlanders, reindeer-herders, hunters and fishmongers; distinct from the Anabar and Magadan Even cultures; with established forms of economic management and communication. Lamynkha Evens speak in their own dialect; have an endonym; are conscious of their oneness: cultivate and mythologize their common history (which is distinct from the history of Evens of other regions). Proven that the project of mix tour will: promote local employment; create a positive ethnic identity in population of this ethnic area.

Keywords:indigenous peoples, local ethnic group, Lamyngha component, reconstruction, participatory practices, constructed identity, cultural specificity, cultural codes, tourist industries, mix tour