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Linguist s believe that the Dolgans speak a Dialect of the Yakut Language , called Dolgan . Dolgan identity emerged in the 19th – early 20th Century , when some of the Evenks , Yakuts , Enets and the so-called Tundra Peasant s migrated to this region away from the Lena River and Olenyok River . Originally, the Dolgans were Nomad ic Reindeer Breeder s and hunters. They eventually settled down and formed Kolkhoz es during the Soviet times , engaging in reindeer breeding, hunting, Fishing , Dairy Farming as well as Market Gardening ). Most Dolgans belong to the Russian Orthodox Church . Old Animistic beliefs, however, are also prevalent among them. See also |