Fishers of Eurasian Arctic Come Together in a Time of War

As the war between Russia and Ukraine rages on, it places escalating pressure on the indigenous peoples of Eurasia, especially in Russia, diminishing the opportunities for them to meet and discuss their peaceful traditions of living off the land and water. For local communities and indigenous people on both sides of the divide, it is increasingly difficult to share their know-how of reviving and sustaining their place-based traditional knowledge, practice and wisdom. Despite the challenging geo-political conditions, the Festival of Northern Fishing Traditions, held in mid-September, brought indigenous Skolt, Kola and Swedish Sámi together with Siberian Khanty and Finnish traditional fishermen.