Indigenous Numerically Small Peoples and Extraction Companies in the Ob North: Cooperation or Conflict?

The article examines the main sources of contradictions in relations between communities of Indigenous peoples and economic agents in the Yugra homeland. Based on analysis of individual cases, conclusions highlight involvement of new actors, public associations and nongovernmental organizations in processes termed conflictogenesis. Conclusions emphasize increasing need to expand practices of social partnership to resolve contradictions. A significant role for ethnological expert review is suggested in settling conflicts.