An old question/debate among cultural anthropologists: Why did the Sami (Scandinavia) & Evenki (Siberia) herd reindeer, but natives in North American didn't, their only domesticated animal being the dog? Outliers say they did (see Farley Mowat).
In South America, llamas were domesticated.
In South America, llamas were domesticated.
October 29, 2026 at 10:53 PM
An old question/debate among cultural anthropologists: Why did the Sami (Scandinavia) & Evenki (Siberia) herd reindeer, but natives in North American didn't, their only domesticated animal being the dog? Outliers say they did (see Farley Mowat).
In South America, llamas were domesticated.
In South America, llamas were domesticated.
Genomic analyses reveal unique cold-adaptation pathways in Heilongjiang River Basin indigenous groups (Daur, Evenki, Oroqen), offering new insights into human extreme-climate adaptation.
doi.org/10.1093/gpbj...
doi.org/10.1093/gpbj...
Genomic Insights into Cold Adaptation and Demographic History of Amur-Heilong River Basin Populations
Abstract. Human adaptation to extreme cold has been studied predominantly in Arctic populations, leaving the genetic basis of cold resilience in non-Arctic
doi.org
November 6, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Genomic analyses reveal unique cold-adaptation pathways in Heilongjiang River Basin indigenous groups (Daur, Evenki, Oroqen), offering new insights into human extreme-climate adaptation.
doi.org/10.1093/gpbj...
doi.org/10.1093/gpbj...
I'm thinking domestication (horse, cows, pigs, sheep, ...), the idea of it, happened after the migration across the Bering Strait. The Sami & Evenki had examples to give them the idea to herd reindeer. Maybe in the "New World" it didn't occur to them that it could be done?
October 29, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I'm thinking domestication (horse, cows, pigs, sheep, ...), the idea of it, happened after the migration across the Bering Strait. The Sami & Evenki had examples to give them the idea to herd reindeer. Maybe in the "New World" it didn't occur to them that it could be done?
It isn't accepted by you, though. You think that genocidal raping and pillaging in the name of Holy Russia One and Indivisible is just and righteous and if a few Mongolians and Evenki suffer the savagery of Russian Kulturny behavior, so what?
October 30, 2026 at 11:07 PM
It isn't accepted by you, though. You think that genocidal raping and pillaging in the name of Holy Russia One and Indivisible is just and righteous and if a few Mongolians and Evenki suffer the savagery of Russian Kulturny behavior, so what?
--REH's writing turns out differently, perhaps substantially so? Perhaps Conan is not Cimmerian, but Evenki? Perhaps Sailor Steve Costigan becomes someone else entirely, and Howard's humor writing (which is surprisingly good a lot of the time) acquires an Ernest Bramah archness?
Did You Know?
Did You Know?
October 22, 2026 at 12:36 PM
--REH's writing turns out differently, perhaps substantially so? Perhaps Conan is not Cimmerian, but Evenki? Perhaps Sailor Steve Costigan becomes someone else entirely, and Howard's humor writing (which is surprisingly good a lot of the time) acquires an Ernest Bramah archness?
Did You Know?
Did You Know?
Come sono sopravvissute le società artiche senza agricoltura e quali strategie, dalla caccia e dall'allevamento nomade agli orti verticali, possono guidarci oggi di fronte a suoli sempre più compromessi dal cambiamento climatico?
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Dagli Inuit agli Evenki, come fecero i popoli del freddo a vivere senza agricoltura nelle zone artiche
Come sono sopravvissute le società artiche senza agricoltura e quali strategie, dalla caccia e dall'allevamento nomade agli orti verticali, possono guidarci oggi di fronte a suoli sempre più compromessi dal cambiamento climatico?
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www.geopop.it
October 23, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Come sono sopravvissute le società artiche senza agricoltura e quali strategie, dalla caccia e dall'allevamento nomade agli orti verticali, possono guidarci oggi di fronte a suoli sempre più compromessi dal cambiamento climatico?
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“It is noted that due to the high cost of air delivery, retail prices for food products have increased and become unaffordable for socially vulnerable groups of citizens.”
These flights have to be subsidized, but the regional & federal budgets are struggling.
These flights have to be subsidized, but the regional & federal budgets are struggling.
October 19, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“It is noted that due to the high cost of air delivery, retail prices for food products have increased and become unaffordable for socially vulnerable groups of citizens.”
These flights have to be subsidized, but the regional & federal budgets are struggling.
These flights have to be subsidized, but the regional & federal budgets are struggling.
‼️🇷🇺De l'argent pour la guerre mais dans le district d'Évenkie (rég. Krasnoïarsk), la crise alimentaire dure depuis 4 mois. Queue/rationnement à la soviétique !
Money for the war, but in the Evenki District (Krasnoyarsk Ter.)food crisis has been ongoing for 4 months. Soviet lines/rationing!
😬
1/2
Money for the war, but in the Evenki District (Krasnoyarsk Ter.)food crisis has been ongoing for 4 months. Soviet lines/rationing!
😬
1/2
October 29, 2026 at 10:32 AM
‼️🇷🇺De l'argent pour la guerre mais dans le district d'Évenkie (rég. Krasnoïarsk), la crise alimentaire dure depuis 4 mois. Queue/rationnement à la soviétique !
Money for the war, but in the Evenki District (Krasnoyarsk Ter.)food crisis has been ongoing for 4 months. Soviet lines/rationing!
😬
1/2
Money for the war, but in the Evenki District (Krasnoyarsk Ter.)food crisis has been ongoing for 4 months. Soviet lines/rationing!
😬
1/2
Pumpkin Spice Evenki
October 14, 2026 at 11:54 AM
Pumpkin Spice Evenki
This session will include a talk on Evenki cosmology from the Museum's curatorial and collections team, followed by a guided tour exploring the Museum's collections and their connections to Gakkeido, magic and traditional belief systems.
Friday 16 October, 12.00 - 16.00. Tickets: £8 (Members free).
Friday 16 October, 12.00 - 16.00. Tickets: £8 (Members free).
October 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
This session will include a talk on Evenki cosmology from the Museum's curatorial and collections team, followed by a guided tour exploring the Museum's collections and their connections to Gakkeido, magic and traditional belief systems.
Friday 16 October, 12.00 - 16.00. Tickets: £8 (Members free).
Friday 16 October, 12.00 - 16.00. Tickets: £8 (Members free).
In 'Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit', kiRin, the last successor of the Gakkeido practice, will talk about Gakkeido and comparing their practices and rituals with other belief systems, including Evenki cosmology.
October 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
In 'Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit', kiRin, the last successor of the Gakkeido practice, will talk about Gakkeido and comparing their practices and rituals with other belief systems, including Evenki cosmology.
‼️ Russia: “A state of high alert has been declared in the northern Krasnoyarsk region due to food shortages.”
👀
www.interfax.ru/russia/1120880
👀
www.interfax.ru/russia/1120880
October 7, 2026 at 7:28 PM
‼️ Russia: “A state of high alert has been declared in the northern Krasnoyarsk region due to food shortages.”
👀
www.interfax.ru/russia/1120880
👀
www.interfax.ru/russia/1120880
Following a recommendation from the Pitt Rivers Museum team, we’ve bought a Meta Quest 3S VR headset!
We’re looking forward to a virtual visit to the Evenki world through the 360° film.
You can watch the film here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlU...
#Evenki #PittRiversMuseum #GakkeidoUK
From the team
We’re looking forward to a virtual visit to the Evenki world through the 360° film.
You can watch the film here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlU...
#Evenki #PittRiversMuseum #GakkeidoUK
From the team
Wandering in Other Worlds PRM
YouTube video by Pablo F. V.
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Following a recommendation from the Pitt Rivers Museum team, we’ve bought a Meta Quest 3S VR headset!
We’re looking forward to a virtual visit to the Evenki world through the 360° film.
You can watch the film here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlU...
#Evenki #PittRiversMuseum #GakkeidoUK
From the team
We’re looking forward to a virtual visit to the Evenki world through the 360° film.
You can watch the film here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlU...
#Evenki #PittRiversMuseum #GakkeidoUK
From the team
ピットリバース博物館の方に教えていただき、Meta社のVRヘッドセット「Meta Quest 3S」を購入してみました！
博物館のウェブサイトで紹介されているYouTubeの360度映像を通じて、エヴェンキの人々を訪ねるような疑似体験をしてみたいと思っています。現地の風景や暮らしを、少し身近に感じられるのが楽しみです。
皆さんも、こちらの映像でエヴェンキの世界を訪ねてみませんか？
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlU...
#Evenki #PittRiversMuseum #GakkeidoUK
事務局より
博物館のウェブサイトで紹介されているYouTubeの360度映像を通じて、エヴェンキの人々を訪ねるような疑似体験をしてみたいと思っています。現地の風景や暮らしを、少し身近に感じられるのが楽しみです。
皆さんも、こちらの映像でエヴェンキの世界を訪ねてみませんか？
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlU...
#Evenki #PittRiversMuseum #GakkeidoUK
事務局より
Wandering in Other Worlds PRM
YouTube video by Pablo F. V.
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
ピットリバース博物館の方に教えていただき、Meta社のVRヘッドセット「Meta Quest 3S」を購入してみました！
博物館のウェブサイトで紹介されているYouTubeの360度映像を通じて、エヴェンキの人々を訪ねるような疑似体験をしてみたいと思っています。現地の風景や暮らしを、少し身近に感じられるのが楽しみです。
皆さんも、こちらの映像でエヴェンキの世界を訪ねてみませんか？
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlU...
#Evenki #PittRiversMuseum #GakkeidoUK
事務局より
博物館のウェブサイトで紹介されているYouTubeの360度映像を通じて、エヴェンキの人々を訪ねるような疑似体験をしてみたいと思っています。現地の風景や暮らしを、少し身近に感じられるのが楽しみです。
皆さんも、こちらの映像でエヴェンキの世界を訪ねてみませんか？
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLlU...
#Evenki #PittRiversMuseum #GakkeidoUK
事務局より
“From blessings of Earth and Sky does man derive his life.”
I encountered these words in the Evenki exhibition at the Pitt Rivers Museum. They reminded me of what I had learnt through Gakkeido, and I found myself wondering: why did they feel so close? (From the Team)
I encountered these words in the Evenki exhibition at the Pitt Rivers Museum. They reminded me of what I had learnt through Gakkeido, and I found myself wondering: why did they feel so close? (From the Team)
October 4, 2026 at 8:07 AM
“From blessings of Earth and Sky does man derive his life.”
I encountered these words in the Evenki exhibition at the Pitt Rivers Museum. They reminded me of what I had learnt through Gakkeido, and I found myself wondering: why did they feel so close? (From the Team)
I encountered these words in the Evenki exhibition at the Pitt Rivers Museum. They reminded me of what I had learnt through Gakkeido, and I found myself wondering: why did they feel so close? (From the Team)
That encounter, and the question it opened, became the starting point for this programme.
This October, we invite you to explore relationships between people, nature and spirits through the Museum’s Evenki collections and Gakkeido, a living Japanese folk religious tradition. (From the Team)
This October, we invite you to explore relationships between people, nature and spirits through the Museum’s Evenki collections and Gakkeido, a living Japanese folk religious tradition. (From the Team)
October 4, 2026 at 8:09 AM
That encounter, and the question it opened, became the starting point for this programme.
This October, we invite you to explore relationships between people, nature and spirits through the Museum’s Evenki collections and Gakkeido, a living Japanese folk religious tradition. (From the Team)
This October, we invite you to explore relationships between people, nature and spirits through the Museum’s Evenki collections and Gakkeido, a living Japanese folk religious tradition. (From the Team)
Friday 16 October — Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Evenki Collections and Gakkeido in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
Saturday 17–Monday 19 October — Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Exploring Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/living-tra...
Saturday 17–Monday 19 October — Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Exploring Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/living-tra...
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk
September 27, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Friday 16 October — Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Evenki Collections and Gakkeido in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
Saturday 17–Monday 19 October — Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Exploring Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/living-tra...
Saturday 17–Monday 19 October — Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Exploring Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/living-tra...
Gakkeido, an indigenous religion based in the Kyushu region of Japan, is centred on magic & practised only by women. kiRin, the last Gakkeido practitioner, talks about this almost extinct religion & compares it to other belief systems including Evenki cosmology. 16 Oct, 1-4pm. tinyurl.com/5c7xfaty
September 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Gakkeido, an indigenous religion based in the Kyushu region of Japan, is centred on magic & practised only by women. kiRin, the last Gakkeido practitioner, talks about this almost extinct religion & compares it to other belief systems including Evenki cosmology. 16 Oct, 1-4pm. tinyurl.com/5c7xfaty
ついに、Pitt Rivers Museumで開催される嶽啓道（Gakkeido）のイベント予約サイトがオープンしました！
これまで準備を重ねてきたイベントが、いよいよ皆さまにご予約いただける段階となりました。
OxfordのPitt Rivers Museumにて、日本の民間信仰と生きた伝統を紹介しながら、博物館のコレクション、とりわけEvenkiの文化との対話を試みる4日間です。
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #OxfordEvents
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
これまで準備を重ねてきたイベントが、いよいよ皆さまにご予約いただける段階となりました。
OxfordのPitt Rivers Museumにて、日本の民間信仰と生きた伝統を紹介しながら、博物館のコレクション、とりわけEvenkiの文化との対話を試みる4日間です。
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #OxfordEvents
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk
September 23, 2026 at 4:18 AM
ついに、Pitt Rivers Museumで開催される嶽啓道（Gakkeido）のイベント予約サイトがオープンしました！
これまで準備を重ねてきたイベントが、いよいよ皆さまにご予約いただける段階となりました。
OxfordのPitt Rivers Museumにて、日本の民間信仰と生きた伝統を紹介しながら、博物館のコレクション、とりわけEvenkiの文化との対話を試みる4日間です。
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #OxfordEvents
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
これまで準備を重ねてきたイベントが、いよいよ皆さまにご予約いただける段階となりました。
OxfordのPitt Rivers Museumにて、日本の民間信仰と生きた伝統を紹介しながら、博物館のコレクション、とりわけEvenkiの文化との対話を試みる4日間です。
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #OxfordEvents
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford
It’s finally here — booking is now open for our Gakkeido events at the Pitt Rivers Museum!
After months of preparation, we are delighted that the events are now open for reservations.
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
From the Team
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #OxfordEvents
After months of preparation, we are delighted that the events are now open for reservations.
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
From the Team
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #OxfordEvents
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk
September 23, 2026 at 4:17 AM
It’s finally here — booking is now open for our Gakkeido events at the Pitt Rivers Museum!
After months of preparation, we are delighted that the events are now open for reservations.
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
From the Team
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #OxfordEvents
After months of preparation, we are delighted that the events are now open for reservations.
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
From the Team
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #OxfordEvents
❗️A Russian Mi-8 helicopter made a hard landing in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Five people were aboard. The incident occurred in the Evenki district, about 10 km from Sulomai. Their condition is being clarified. #Russia
September 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
❗️A Russian Mi-8 helicopter made a hard landing in Krasnoyarsk Krai. Five people were aboard. The incident occurred in the Evenki district, about 10 km from Sulomai. Their condition is being clarified. #Russia
❗️In Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai, an Mi-8 helicopter made a hard landing. Five people were on board; the incident occurred in the Evenki District about 10 km from Sulomai,
September 20, 2026 at 6:36 PM
❗️In Russia’s Krasnoyarsk Krai, an Mi-8 helicopter made a hard landing. Five people were on board; the incident occurred in the Evenki District about 10 km from Sulomai,
嬉しいお知らせです。
2026年10月16日（金）にPitt Rivers Museumで開催される嶽啓道のイベントが、博物館の公式ウェブサイトに掲載されました。
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
（事務局より）
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #JapaneseFolklore
2026年10月16日（金）にPitt Rivers Museumで開催される嶽啓道のイベントが、博物館の公式ウェブサイトに掲載されました。
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
（事務局より）
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #JapaneseFolklore
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk
September 20, 2026 at 2:12 AM
嬉しいお知らせです。
2026年10月16日（金）にPitt Rivers Museumで開催される嶽啓道のイベントが、博物館の公式ウェブサイトに掲載されました。
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
（事務局より）
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #JapaneseFolklore
2026年10月16日（金）にPitt Rivers Museumで開催される嶽啓道のイベントが、博物館の公式ウェブサイトに掲載されました。
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk/event/living...
（事務局より）
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum #JapaneseFolklore
We are delighted to share that the official Pitt Rivers Museum webpage for our forthcoming event is now live.
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
Friday 16 October 2026 12.00–16.00
(From the Team)
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
Friday 16 October 2026 12.00–16.00
(From the Team)
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit: Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
www.prm.ox.ac.uk
September 20, 2026 at 2:10 AM
We are delighted to share that the official Pitt Rivers Museum webpage for our forthcoming event is now live.
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
Friday 16 October 2026 12.00–16.00
(From the Team)
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum
Living Traditions of Nature and Spirit Evenki Collections and Gakkeido Inori (Prayer) in Dialogue
Friday 16 October 2026 12.00–16.00
(From the Team)
#Gakkeido #PittRiversMuseum