Information AboutChuvans |
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Historical accounts describe the Chuvans as a people in Siberia , which belonged to the Yukaghir group. They roamed along the upper streams of the Anadyr River and Anyuy River in the 17th Century . The Chuvans were engaged in Hunting , Fishing and Reindeer - Breeding . In the 18th Century , a part of the Chuvans retreated to the Kolyma River due to the onset of the Chukchi and became Russified . The other part was assimilated by the Koryaks and Chukchis. According to the 2002 Census , there were 1087 Chuvans in Russia. |