Beringia

A handmade walrus skin boats lies along the shore of the Bering Sea. These boats, also known as bidarkas, are used for hunting marine mammals. In the summer, teams of men and women race them.

Arctic cultures could be under threat as mining and oil come to their lands

October 20, 2014Culture

This summer, the first-ever Beringia Arctic Games brought Arctic natives from around the world to compete in far eastern Russia. But while the Russian government wants to make it an annual tourist attraction, the games may be a last gasp for Arctic cultures in the face of mining and oil booms.