The letter of the international campaign to restore the Itelmen’s Territory of traditional nature use (TTNU) «Tkhsanom» (Kamchatka).  The Itelmen, a numerically small ethnic group living on the Kamchatka peninsula of Siberia, are fighting to secure land rights in order to safeguard their self-sufficient existence as salmon fishers and hunters and gatherers. The Itelmen are … Continue reading iRussia archive: 2004.06 Land Rights for the Itelmen! Time for Moscow to put legislation protecting the indigenous inhabitants of Siberia into effect