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Sakhalin: Promoting Language Rights on Indigenous Island

Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd., an operator of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project, performs its activities on the island of Sakhalin, home to the Nivkhi, Uilta (Orok), Evenki, and Nanai indigenous peoples. Some of the project’s assets are located near the traditional residences and economic activities of the indigenous peoples, to whom the company pays special attention and engages with directly. Since 2006 a special program – the Sakhalin Indigenous Minorities Development Plan (SIMDP) – has been implemented through a partnership between the Sakhalin government and the Regional Council of Authorized Representatives of Sakhalin Indigenous Peoples.  more[...]