Legal support for the sustainable development of indigenous minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East: results and prospects

The article examines the features of the legal regulation of the sustainable development of the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East. Special attention is paid to the Concept of Sustainable development of the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East in the context of updating this document in the near future. The Russian Federation is a multinational state, for which taking into account the traditions, culture and historically established way of life of each people living on its territory is one of the main directions of state policy. The indigenous peoples of the North are a social group that requires additional state support, not only because of their small number, but also because of the difficult climatic conditions of the places where these peoples live. The article considers the configuration of legal regulation in the field of sustainable development of indigenous peoples both in historical retrospect and at the present stage. Special attention is also paid to promising areas of development of state regulation, as well as measures of state support in this area. It is noted that at present the legal regulation of the sustainable development of the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East is at the stage of significant changes. The paper identifies the main differences between the current Concept and the Draft of the future one, concerning the fundamental aspects of policy. In particular, the principle of recognizing the right of the peoples of the North to priority access to fishing grounds and hunting grounds, to biological resources in places of their traditional residence and traditional economic activity, as well as modernization, updating of technical equipment, etc. At the same time, the author draws attention to the need to comply with environmental requirements and respect for nature in the process of implementing new tasks.

multinational state, concept, indigenous minorities, sustainable development, state support, legal regulation, modernization, principles, state policy, modern problems