Evenks
The Evenks (Evenki: Ewenkī) are an ethnic group native to Northern Asia. Most of them are living in Russia (Siberia) or China (Inner Mongolia).[1] Small number of them also live in Mongolia and Ukraine.
Ewenkī | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Evenks | |
| Total population | |
| 69,856 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Russia | 38,396 |
 China | 30,875 |
 Mongolia | 537 |
 Ukraine | 48 |
| Languages | |
| Evenki, Chinese, Russian, Mongolian | |
| Religion | |
| Shamanism, Orthodox Christianity, Buddhism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Tungusic peoples | |
Evenks are a Tungusic people. [2] They are related to the Manchu and the Oroqen.
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The lands of the Solons (Solonen) near Hailar (Chailar) in the late Qing Empire
An Evenki chum made from birch bark, Heilongjiang
Evenki Museum in the Ewenki Autonomous Banner
Map of Evenk-designated autonomous prefectures and counties in China
Evenki in traditional clothing
An 1862 painting depicting Evenki hunting
Costume of an Evenki shaman in Krasnoyarsk
Evenk shaman costume; Siberia, at Musée du quai Branly, Paris, France. Costume is made from reindeer skin. reindeer is the sacred and cattlebreeding animal of Evenks.
Фото сделано в Республике Саха (Якутия), пос. Верхоянск ысыах Олонхо 2017
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References
- ↑ "Evenk News and Analysis on Intercontinental Cry". Intercontinental Cry. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
- ↑ Duggan, Ana T.; Whitten, Mark; Wiebe, Victor; Crawford, Michael; Butthof, Anne; Spitsyn, Victor; Makarov, Sergey; Novgorodov, Innokentiy; Osakovsky, Vladimir (2013-12-12). "Investigating the Prehistory of Tungusic Peoples of Siberia and the Amur-Ussuri Region with Complete mtDNA Genome Sequences and Y-chromosomal Markers". PLOS ONE. 8 (12): e83570. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...883570D. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0083570. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3861515. PMID 24349531.
