Within the meeting with youth Grigory Ledkov designed the future

The meeting of students and young workers from indigenous ethnic minorities of the North with a deputy of the State Duma, the president of the Russian Association of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East Grigory Ledkov took place in Salekhard.

Grigory Ledkov got acquainted with each of the young people, learned, where they studied or worked, he told about activities of the Association of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East, about federal laws relating to indigenous ethnic minorities of the North, and draft laws being elaborated now on development and preservation of native languages.
The participants of the meeting, and mostly they were activists of the youth branch of the Association of indigenous ethnic minorities of the North “Yamal is for descendants”, asked questions about opportunities of job placement after graduation, about problems in the sphere of fishery and reindeer husbandry.
Answering the questions, Grigory Ledkov told about development of the social movement of young people from indigenous ethnic minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation. In particular, he informed them about opportunities of such platform as the forum “Russian North”, which is becoming traditional. There youth leaders solve important issues, including development of socioeconomic potential of territories, preservation of traditional lifestyle and cultural values of indigenous ethnic minorities in Russia. The young people defend socially significant ideas, and authors of the best initiatives receive financial support from the Association to fulfill projects on preservation of original culture of indigenous ethnic minorities of the North, their traditional way of life and original environment.
According to Grigory Ledkov, different projects are in great demand now: social, economic, environmental, and they have great prospects.