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The Ewenki Nationality

Name: Ewenki, Tungus

Population: 30,200

Localization: Heilongjiang Province in China, also in Russia.

"Known as the last hunting tribe of China, Ewenki people had lived of hunting and raising reindeer deep in the Greater Hingan Mountain for generations"- China Ethnic Groups

Introductory Articles

Scholars Researches available in the Web

F. Georg Heyne.- The Social Significance of the Shaman among the Chinese Reindeer-Evenki

Frederik Kortlandt.- Are Mongolian and Tungus geneticalle related?

It seems to me that the semantic distribution of these words points to genetic relationship rather than borrowing. In particular, the relatively large number of verbs is difficult to explain under the assumption of borrowing.

Menges, Karl H.- Some Tungus Etymologies.

Tatiana Safonova, István Sántha.- Companionship among the Evenki of Eastern Buryatia: a study of flexible and stable cultural elements. Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Working Papers

During fieldwork among the Evenki of Eastern Buryatia, we experienced many situations of instability, characterised by ever changing mood and absence of commitments. We use the concept of a self-corrective system taken from Gregory Bateson to analyse the flexibility of the Evenki culture.

Shirokogorov, S. M..- Tungus Literary Language.

Anna A. Sirina..- Katanga Evenki in the 20th century and the ordering of their life world

Nikolai Ssorin-Chaikov.- Mothering Tradition: gender and governance among Siberian Evenki.

In this paper, I explore the re-invention of ideas about the traditional place of women in a Siberian society as they were culturally produced in the context of the Soviet/Russian indigenous governance. I examine two governance frameworks: the one of 'political economy' of the early- Soviet period, and the other of the late-Soviet 'theory of ethnos'.

Books about the Ewenki

Bibliography about the Ewenki

The Tungus who met Count De Benyowsky in 18th century Siberia: Though Judoma is composed only of six wretched houses, the place is well known, because it is the rendezvous of several Tunguse nations.

Some Ewenki folktales in the Web

The Loyal Old Servant: Long, long ago there lived a very rich and powerful nobleman named Batu. At the age of fifty, Batu still did not have a child.

The Wonderful Treasure Horse: In a far away valley, an old hunter--a widower--lived alone in a secluded hut with his beautiful daughter, Dingzhen. Besides his very modest hut, the old hunter owned a wonderful treasure horse and a magic comb.

Photo Exhibitions

Ethnic China photo exhibitions
More Photo exhibitions

Music

Ewenki Nationality music
A guide to download their music

Films and Video

Documentary Films about the Ewenki

Aoluguya... Aoluguya: the last Ewenkis in China wilderness: In the Greater Xing' an Mountain of northern China, there is a group of people who share their lives with the reindeer. The Ewenki people came from Siberia over three hundred years ago.

Available dvds and vcds about the Ewenki
Image of the the Ewenki in the cinema

Art and Handicrafts

The Ewenki in the art
Art Exhibitions

Travel

Travel to Ewenki lands

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