Kiliii Yuyan’s skin-on-frame kayaks may look like delicate works of art, but, as a descendant of the Nanai people, an indigenous group in Russia, Yuyan crafts these seaworthy vessels using centuries ...

The Nanai people are among the indigenous communities of the Far East, numbering approximately 12 thousand in Russia. Andrei Beldy, a cultural advocate for the Nanai community residing in the ...