1. Tatiana D. Bulgakova, Ludmila B. Gashilova The Institute of the Peoples of the North (IPN) of the Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (RSPU)

2. The Institute of the Peoples of the North (IPN) The Institute of the Peoples of the North is a unique subdivision within the structure of RSPU. For over 80 years the Institute has been offering education to the small-numbered indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East from more that 20 regions of the Russian Federation Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Nenets Autonomous Okrug Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (Yugra) The Sakha (Yakutia) Republic Republic of Buryatia The Komi Republic Krasnoyarsk Krai Zabaykalsky Krai Khabarovsk Krai Primorsky Krai Kamchatka Krai Sakhalin Oblast Murmansk Oblast Amur Oblast Chita Oblast Kemerovo Oblast Tomsk Oblast Tyumen Oblast Leningrad Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast The Tyva Republic

3. Дудинка Тура Санкт-Петербург Тикси Якутск Анадырь Палана Indigenous Students from 20 Siberian rejoins

4. Study of Indigenous Cultures

5. Native languages and ethnic heritage are in the focus of the dictionaries and textbooks written by the Institute’s teaching staff

6. Field research Laptev Sea (Yakutia)

7. * Traditional knowlege on ice environment * Ice and snow terminology * Mythology on origin of cold, ice and snow

10. Yamal, Gyda village

13. Early melting ice on lakes and melting permafrost under the shallow swamps makes some reindeer routes impassable

15. Because of early ice melting the herd has to be moved to the summer pastures earlier, which results in loosing too young calves

18. Thank you for your attention!

20. Pictures from the Virtual Museum about Yamal «Notes of a shepherd», made by student of the Institute of the Peoples of the North Veniamin Salinder