The Khabarovsk Krai: On the Issue of Regional Projects within the Framework of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032)

Abstract

The article presents the results of a pilot project to release a series of Nanai Literature textbooks for general education institutions, which was implemented in Khabarovsk Krai as a part of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032). This project was carried out from 2022 to 2025 and is linked to the national project «Youth of Russia». The relevance of the study is also confirmed by the decision of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to declare 2026 the Year of the Unity of the Peoples of Russia. The objective of the study is to examine the needs of indigenous peoples of Khabarovsk Krai for modern textbooks on their native languages and literature and the prospects for using these textbooks to educate young indigenous peoples as a factor in maintaining their traditional residence. This article presents the analysis of the work undertaken by a team of authors during the development of these teaching aids. It identifies challenges in implementing this project, which paves the way for the development of similar teaching aids on the literature of the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Russian Far East. It also highlights the need to develop a number of provisions in the light of the expanding list of national projects, particularly the«Youth of Russia» project. The author also analyzes the number of young people from among the indigenous peoples of Khabarovsk Krai and presents a brief analysis of the situation, which has allowed to identify problematic issues in preserving the distinctive national culture of the indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East. The results of the research may be useful for making decisions about the development of educational and methodological support for the study of the native languages of the indigenous peoples of the Russian Far East.