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

2. Prologue
Yamal icing event

3. Intro to
the
Yamal landscape
Yamal Peninsula
Yuribei River floodplain

4. - 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

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

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

7. Yamal and Yarte 6 in the context of changing climates

8. Political instability and expanding industry

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

10. 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?

11. 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