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Indigenous Peoples of the Russian North, Siberia and Far East
- deseases such as tuberculosis and alcoholism prevalent
- malnutrition and high infant mortality
- death rate exceeding birth rate (for some ethnic groups)
- high suicide rate
- devastation of native lands and water resources by industry
- lack of implementation of relevant laws
- waste of financial means for domestic development programmes
- lack of legal capacity, no legal security
- loss of control over social and economic organisation
- cultural and linguistic decimation
- 10 of 41 indigenous peoples are on the edge of extinction
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