David Anderson & Karen Milek Shifting Sands and Climate Change: Modalities of Dwelling at Yarte, Yamal, Siberia David Anderson & Karen Milek

Prologue Yamal icing event

Intro to the Yamal landscape Yamal Peninsula Yuribei River floodplain

- a reindeer cultivating culture Intro to Yarte VI Yarte VI - a reindeer cultivating culture Plekhanov excavation 2013 Possible reindeer harness equipment Bone scrapers and skins Fitzhugh fieldwork1995

Narratives of uncertain times Uncertainty Narratives of uncertain times Moral transgression & dwelling Changing climate(s) Political instability Industrial expansion Fragile ecologies

Moral transgression and dwelling Linguistic research on Sirkhirtia narratives by Roza Laptander

Yamal and Yarte 6 in the context of changing climates

Political instability and expanding industry

Fragile Ecologies Shifting sands Progressive erosion at former reindeer-herder camp sites

Conclusions In summary Changing weather indeed presents severe challenges to the tundra peoples of Northwestern Siberia. On the other hand, changing weather and shifting ecologies have been a constant in the history of Sirkhirtia and Nenets peoples Political regulation and environmental protection, however, pose new challenges There are competing moral narratives that describe change and adaptation on Yamal. Is it right to link “underground” and “above ground worlds?

Many thanks to our funders and collaborators! Acknowledgements Economic and Social Research Council European Research Council HUMANOR Team Bruce Forbes, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland Andrei Plekhanov, Scientific Research Centre of the Arctic, Salekhard Konstantin Oshchepekov, Yamal Archaeological Expedition Ltd Natalia Fedorova, Centre for Arctic Research, Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug