The Nenets Autonomous Okrug determined the time of the race “Samyankhat mereta”

Reindeer sledding competitions will be held on the Gorodetskaya curia

Preparations for competitions among reindeer herders and plague workers are taking into account the opinion of the tundra workers themselves, including the elders of the indigenous peoples. This was discussed at a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation and holding of “Syamyankhat mereta”, the portal of state bodies of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug reports.

The head of the region, Yuri Bezdudny, asked the participants of the organizing committee what kind of work was done with reindeer herders, farms and family and tribal communities in the course of preparation for the traditional reindeer sleigh races.

– There were many discussions – to hold or not to hold a holiday, when, what place to choose. I think that the most important thing is that this holiday meets the needs of reindeer herders, first of all, so that it is convenient for them to get to the place of the holiday, so that the place is chosen taking into account the convenience, first of all, for them, – said Yuri Bezdudny.

Deputy Governor of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug for the Nenets and Other Indigenous Peoples of the North Yuri Khatanzeysky spoke about the work done.

“Consultations have been held, we have talked more than once with members of the Council of Elders of the Yasavey Nenets Association. We communicated with our reindeer breeding farms, traveled to the tundra more than once. Many reindeer herders want to take part in snowmobile races and see. Therefore, they asked to organize sledding competitions at the same time and in the same place as snowmobile races,” the deputy governor said.

As Yury Khatanzeysky informed, currently 9 farms have applied for participation in the competition. These are the Nenets community “Kanin”, the SPK Koopkhoz “Erv”, the family and tribal communities “Vy Tu”, “Vark”, “Yalumd”, “Yamb to”, “Northern Lights”, the peasant farm “Nerm”, SPK ” Izhma reindeer breeder. These are about 45 participants, 20 teams from 6 reindeer farms.

Reindeer sleigh races “Syamyankhat mereta” will be held on Sunday, March 19, on the Gorodetskaya Kurya (near Pustozerskaya Street and the Nenets Agrarian and Economic College named after V.G. Volkov). Ivan Belugin has been appointed chief referee of the competition.