Rivers On Fire: Russia's Oil Industry Threatens Indigenous Land And Livelihoods
- By Harutyun Mansuryan and
- Current Time
Half of Russia's oil is produced in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District of Siberia, but the lucrative industry has meant nothing but trouble for the region's indigenous people. Members of the Khanty minority have seen forests disappear and food supplies for their reindeer dry up as oil companies move deeper into the land they rely on.