Places of traditional residence and traditional economic activity of indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Russian Far East: legal aspect

The article deals with the legal issues of the places of traditional residence and traditional economic activity of the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation. Modern international legal standards of understanding of lands (territories) are shown indigenous peoples, approaches to their understanding in Russia in the past and at the present time. Based on the analysis of the current Russian legislation, the characteristics of these places (territories) and the forms of their concretization are given, proposals are formulated for additional regulation of relations in this area and a conclusion is made on the possible adoption of a special federal law on the territories of traditional residence and traditional economic activity of these peoples.