Surveying At-Risk Indigenous Altai Communal Lands

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Summary

This project supports at-risk culture of 80,000 indigenous Siberians by organizing volunteers to survey and register communal and sacred lands, and to provide locals with surveying tools & training

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Problem: Potential displacement of these 80,000 indigenous people; risk to their culture, land, ecosystem, livelihoods, water access & quality, and public health. Solution: Enable them to legally secure their land rights by helping them to survey and register 100 tracts of communal land (3-4000 acres/tract) and five unprotected UNESCO World Heritage Sites, before unregistered lands must be forfeited to the government in 2010. Tools and training will be provided to locals for further surveying.

Activities

When we survey the communal and sacred lands for registration, arrange for registration advice, provide tools and hands-on training to locals for further surveying, this will prevent displacement of up to 60,000 people.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $5,011
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $69,989
Total Funding Goal: $75,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Surveying/registering 400,000 acres of communal and sacred indigenous land will assure the survival of their valuable culture, health, and well being, as well as continue their traditional role as stewards of the land.

Project Message

Altai people are OF the land, rather than living ON the land
- Mikhail Abakaev, Altai high school teacher

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Carol Hiltner,
Founder
4415 51st Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116
United States
2067155240
Email:

Project Sponsor

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Organization

Altai Mir University
12345 Lake City Way NE #126
Seattle, WA 98125-5401
United States
206-525-2101
http://www.AltaiMir.org

Learn more about Altai Mir University and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Russia and can also be found under Human Rights.

For more information about Russia, read the Human Development Report on Russia or the Wikipedia entry for Russia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on January 22, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 22, 2008.

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