Evenk
Noun
Meaning
a member of the Tungus speaking people who are a nomadic people widely spread over eastern Siberia; related to the Manchu
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However, the territory where they are a titular nation is confined solely to Evenk Autonomous Okrug, where 3,802 of the 35,527 Evenks live (according to the 2002 Census).
Reindeer herding is carried out by Evenks in the Evenk Autonomous Banner.
Of these federal subjects, four have an ethnic Russian majority (Altai, Evenk, Ust-Orda and Nenets).
Elements of more modern Evenk culture, including conical tent dwellings, bone fish-lures, and birch-bark boats, were all present in sites that are believed to be Neolithic.