Evenks

The Evenks (obsolete: Tungus) are a nomadic indigenous people, one of the Northern Indigenous Peoples (pop. 35,527, 2002 census) of Siberia, Russia. The Evenki (Simplified Chinese:????; Pinyin: Èw?nkè Zú) form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China.

Religion

Although many of them have adopted Lamaism- which is the mainstream form of Tibetan Mahayana Buddhism-

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the Evenkis of both the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China are a nominally Orthodox Christian people. Along with their Even cousins and a few other tribes in Siberia, they are some of the only Asiatic peoples who nominally practice Orthodox Christianity, which they had voluntarily (as opposed to being coerced to do so) adopted during contacts from Russian expansion into Siberia. There are also around 3,000 Evenks in neighbouring Heilongjiang Province.

Related Topics:
Even - Heilongjiang

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