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Small-numbered peoples
Small-numbered peoples are peoples living in the northern regions, Siberia and the Far East on the territories of traditional settlement of their ancestors, preserving traditional way of life, economic activities and crafts, numbering less than 50 thousand people and considering themselves as independent ethnic communities1;
Federal Law No. 104-FZ dated July 20, 2000 "On the General Principles of Organization of Communities of Indigenous Small-numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation", as amended on June 27, 2018, Article 1 // Official Gazette of the Russian Federation. 2000. No. 30. Art. 3122. ↩