Rykaypiy
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Ryrkaypiy is a rural locality (a selo just to the west of Mys Shmidta
in Iultinsky District
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
, Russia
. Municipally, Ryrkaypiy is incorporated as Ryrkaypiy Rural Settlement.
descent.
,, or "Walrus Jam", to convey the meaning that there are regularly large numbers of Walrus
in the vicinity. Unsurprisingly, marine hunting has traditionally been a key source of food and employment for the local indigenous people.
As with several of the rural settlements thorughout Chukotka, Ryrkaipiy was the centre for a collectivised farm centred around reindeer
. Indeed it was the central farmstead for the largest of all the reindeer herding famrs thorughout Chukotka, named Pioneer. Unlike other rural settlements in Chukotka such as Alkatvaam
in Beringovsky District
and Tavaivaam
in Anadyrsky District
, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and payments to the farms from the government effectively ceased as Russia moved to a market economy
, the workers on this farm were able to keep their reindeer herds going and these herds are still the major source of employment for the local people, despite living on the coast.
As with many Chukotkan villages, there are strong efforts made to keep the traditions of the indigenous peoples alive and although Ryrkaipiy has modern facilities in the shape of a hospital, post office, high school and daycare centre there is also a traditional Chukchi
ensemble and cultural centre and Northern Star Native Women's Club.
Mys Shmidta
Mys Shmidta is an urban-type settlement in Iultinsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. The settlement is located about southeast of the cape of the same name. The cape, but not the settlement, was formerly known as North Cape or Cape North. Cape Billings is located to the west of...
in Iultinsky District
Iultinsky District
Iultinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located on the eastern shore of the autonomous okrug and borders with the Chukchi Sea in the north, Providensky District in the east, Gulf of Anadyr in the southeast, and...
of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Chukotka Autonomous Okrug , or Chukotka , is a federal subject of Russia located in the Russian Far East.Chukotka has a population of 53,824 according to the 2002 Census, and a surface area of . The principal town and the administrative center is Anadyr...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. Municipally, Ryrkaypiy is incorporated as Ryrkaypiy Rural Settlement.
Demographics
The village is a small settlement, population as of 2003: 324, most of whom are of ChukchiChukchi people
The Chukchi, or Chukchee , ) are an indigenous people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula and the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean within the Russian Federation. They speak the Chukchi language...
descent.
History and economy
The name of the village means "Place of the Walrus" in ChukchiChukchi language
The Chukchi language is a Palaeosiberian language spoken by Chukchi people in the easternmost extremity of Siberia, mainly in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug...
,, or "Walrus Jam", to convey the meaning that there are regularly large numbers of Walrus
Walrus
The walrus is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous circumpolar distribution in the Arctic Ocean and sub-Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. The walrus is the only living species in the Odobenidae family and Odobenus genus. It is subdivided into three subspecies: the Atlantic...
in the vicinity. Unsurprisingly, marine hunting has traditionally been a key source of food and employment for the local indigenous people.
As with several of the rural settlements thorughout Chukotka, Ryrkaipiy was the centre for a collectivised farm centred around reindeer
Reindeer
The reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one has already gone extinct.Reindeer vary considerably in color and size...
. Indeed it was the central farmstead for the largest of all the reindeer herding famrs thorughout Chukotka, named Pioneer. Unlike other rural settlements in Chukotka such as Alkatvaam
Alkatvaam
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in Beringovsky District
Beringovsky District
Beringovsky District was an administrative district of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, which existed in 1957–2011. Municipally, together with Anadyrsky Administrative District, it was incorporated into Anadyrsky Municipal District...
and Tavaivaam
Tavaivaam
Tavayvaam is a rural locality under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of Anadyr in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Municipally, it is a part of Anadyr Urban Okrug. The village is a predominantly indigenous settlement effectively within the suburbs of Anadyr.-Demographics:Tavayvaam is...
in Anadyrsky District
Anadyrsky District
Anadyrsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the six in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia. It is located in the interior portion of the autonomous okrug and in terms of administrative divisions borders with Chaunsky District in the northwest, Iultinsky District in the...
, following the collapse of the Soviet Union and payments to the farms from the government effectively ceased as Russia moved to a market economy
Market economy
A market economy is an economy in which the prices of goods and services are determined in a free price system. This is often contrasted with a state-directed or planned economy. Market economies can range from hypothetically pure laissez-faire variants to an assortment of real-world mixed...
, the workers on this farm were able to keep their reindeer herds going and these herds are still the major source of employment for the local people, despite living on the coast.
As with many Chukotkan villages, there are strong efforts made to keep the traditions of the indigenous peoples alive and although Ryrkaipiy has modern facilities in the shape of a hospital, post office, high school and daycare centre there is also a traditional Chukchi
Chukchi people
The Chukchi, or Chukchee , ) are an indigenous people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula and the shores of the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Sea region of the Arctic Ocean within the Russian Federation. They speak the Chukchi language...
ensemble and cultural centre and Northern Star Native Women's Club.