This article deals with the problem of indigenous peoples’ child-rearing practices based on their traditional way of life, language and authentic ethnic culture against the background of a strong national revival of the peoples of the Russian Federation. It shows that inclement natural and climatic conditions and the vulnerable traditional way of life of indigenous peoples of the North have necessitated creation of a special national policy towards their sustainable development, which would provide for an action framework to preserve their indigenous culture, traditional way of life, and primordial living environment. In particular, it resolves the essential contradiction between the existing unified system of school education and the relevance of variable organization of traditional education for children of the indigenous peoples of the North in the nomad camp, based on their ethnic, psychological, and physiological features of development. A model for traditional Even child rearing in the nomad camp has been developed and tested as a new form of organizing children’s life during summer holidays in the North. Special aspects of educational environment for Northern children in the nomad camp have been substantiated based on a curriculum with an ethnic focus aiming to form their identity as native speakers of the language and bearers of the culture of their people and as members of the northern ethnic group. The effectiveness of ethnocultural education of Even children in the nomad camp has been experimentally proved through an ethno-pedagogical theory and practice in specific natural conditions of the North.

La relevancia de esta investigación está determinada por la modernización y regionalización del sistema educativo en el contexto de los requisitos de los nuevos Estándares Educativos del Estado Federal (FSES), y teniendo en cuenta las particularidades de la educación escolar en el norte de la República de Sakha (Yakutia) basado en un enfoque indígena. El propósito del estudio es la organización variable de la educación escolar en el Norte, teniendo en cuenta la forma de vida y actividad tradicional específica de los pueblos indígenas del Norte. Los enfoques rectores de la investigación son socioculturales, etnopedagógicos y activos en términos del carácter local aplicado del estudio. Los autores del presente estudio revelan las características y problemas de la organización de la educación escolar, y las formas de su implementación variable de acuerdo a los requerimientos del FSES en las condiciones específicas del Norte. Métodos de búsqueda. El método rector del estudio es un experimento pedagógico, un análisis de la educación escolar en el norte en el contexto de un enfoque indígena y la implementación del programa “Somos niños de la tierra de Olonkho”. Los autores evidencian la necesidad de ampliar las funciones sociales de las escuelas rurales del Norte en términos de desarrollo de centros sociopedagógicos en los lugares de residencia compacta de los pueblos indígenas.

The study describes folk dance as an integral part of folk culture and the condition of preserving folk traditions, its worldview and way of life. Artistic and material folk culture distinguishes one people from another. This determines the value of Russia's cultural diversity. The article provides arguments and reasons for the need to preserve the authenticity of folk, ritual dance as part of the cultural heritage of the Sakha people. New approaches to the organization of folk dance ensemble in the format of the project are proposed. The article reveals the nature of the ethno-traditional culture of the Sakha people as one of the peoples who developed in a long historical epoch a unique culture adapted to life in the harsh natural and climatic conditions of the North. The article describes the dance culture, the peculiarities of the Yakut folk dance as a reflection of natural culture in general. In the conditions of modern globalization, it is necessary to find ways of preserving and transmitting the traditional culture to the young generation. The activity paradigm presupposes the involvement of young people in activities in the process of which children take deeper and more consciously the outlook and culture of their native people. One such means is folk dance. The program of work of the dance ensemble is proposed in the article. In the process of implementing this program, the ensemble members will learn the history of the people, its traditions and customs, the essence and content of national patterns and ornaments, the terminology of folk, folk-stage dances, will possess a culture of performance, technique of the movement, scenic culture, will be able to dance traditional folk dances, develop their aesthetic culture in general. The research materials will be useful for improving the system of art education, the formation and development of dance ensembles, schools, centers and folk dance studios. Also, the research materials can be used to develop curricula, courses, lectures, seminars on folk dances, in the practice of choreographers, teachers, dance ensembles, studios or schools of folk dance and folklore groups.

The article considers the process of introducing new forms of temporary children's associations during summer vacation days for children from indigenous peoples of the north, the Even people, which implies an ecological expedition of children from the Moma ulus of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) to study the ecology of Moma National Park, the Even language, culture and traditional industries of small peoples of the north. The work experience from 2000 to 2021 showed that a similar model of a nomadic ethno-ecological camp can be applied by the Nomads of the North. The Ewens, by their lifestyle, eternal nomads living in extreme conditions, are very protective of the environment, they are suited like no other to nature conservation activities, namely to work in the Moma National Nature Park. Therefore, in addition to environmental education, methods and technologies of folk pedagogy were used during the work, through which children learned and mastered the Even language and culture, were immersed in authentic forms of life and traditional economic activities: domestic reindeer breeding, hunting and fishing, national sewing, as well as customs and rituals, folk dances and games. Today, the pupils of the nomadic camp work successfully in the sphere of protection of nature, as well as in the national economy, including teachers of their native language and national culture. The experience of the temporary youth association has attracted the interest of many specialists, for example scientists from the United States of America who developed the "Deer Trail" project; also, many regions of the Russian Federation have introduced summer camps into educational practise in accordance with their requirements and possibilities.