ХХ session of United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues continues its work. UNPFII is annual event, the opening ceremony took place on April 19 in UN headquarters in New York. In order to prevent COVID-19 UNPFII-2021 is held online in videoconferencing mode.
Continue reading →Erzya activists started a web-site to study their mother tongue
Office of Inyazor, chief elder of Erzya people, presented new website aimed to popularize Erzya language, as reported by Ramazan Alpaut from Idel.Realii.
Continue reading →Founder of Lutheran church in Erzyan Mastor dies aged 62
Andrei Alyoshkin, a well-known Erzyan activist, has died on February 27, aged 62. Although Russian newspapers are full of headlines like “Author of the state flag of Republic of Mordovia dies aged 62”, he is famous among Erzya people not just for this work.
Continue reading →Evgeniі Iushkov’s murder is officially confirmed
Death of Evgeniі Iushkov have been officially confirmed. He is one of two victims perished in garage fire in Lovozero on November 29, as reported by NRK Sápmi, national public broadcaster of Norway, with reference to Victoria, Iushkov’s wife.
Continue reading →Well-known activist of Sami national movement was found murdered in Russia
Frightful tragedy happened in Sami village Lovozero (Murmansk oblast’, Russia), as reported by NRK Sápmi, national public broadcaster of Norway.
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