| 41. | This tale shows Chukchi people influence, moreover, it may be a direct borrowing.
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| 42. | Map of Hanna Shoal in the Chukchi Sea
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| 43. | Igor Leyta, a Chukchi, said in Russian of his village in the Far North.
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| 44. | The Chukchi Sea is part of the Arctic Ocean, bordering extreme northeastern Russia and Alaska.
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| 45. | They would only return to the Chukchi villages when the snow returned and food became scarce.
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| 46. | In Chukchi religion, every object, whether animate or inanimate, is assigned a spirit.
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| 47. | A peace treaty was concluded in 1778 in which the Chukchi were exempted from paying yasak.
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| 48. | These were the Chukchi people, a few of whom still live a nomadic lifestyle today.
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| 49. | Chukchi, Koryak and Alutor are spoken in easternmost Siberia by communities numbering in the thousands.
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| 50. | Influence by Chukchi language is clear.
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