Altay Cultural Survival

Siberian Khant(Altaic Republic) like most indigenous cultures face ethnic survival and cultural landscapes. These highly nature and tradition cultures face assimilation pressures, political subjugation, state economic structures, imposition of russian language, and of course on traditional religion. Besides these cultural and traditional challenges, they also face environmental challenges due to rapid oil industrilization. They are trying to maintain their culture by preserving ancestral lands through inhabitation and restrictions on oil development along with renewed native language development and cultural confidence have all helped in types of cultural preservation.