Paper short abstract:

The presentation is devoted to the using cars by Vyngapur Forest Nenetses who live in Western Siberia. Now, they occupy lands free from industrial developments between roads, oil and gaz stations. The construction of the road network made yesterday's reindeer herders get behind the wheel of a car.

Paper long abstract:

The industrial development of the Pur District was begun in 1965 when the Gubkinskoye oil and gas condensate field was struck on. After 12 years a railway connecting the towns Tyumen, Surgut and Novyi Urengoi was built. New working settlements appeared along the railway. It was in 1977-1982. All new settlements have transport, oil and gas extracting and gas processing character. Today we can say that most towns and settlements of workers that appeared in the Iamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug in the last third of the 20th century are located on the territory of native residence of Vyngapur Nenetses. Ddifferent phenomena and changes in economy of Forest Nenetes have occurred from the beginning of industrial development. The first is using the modern transport infrastructure and new types of transports. The roads have become as a main transport routes (they were the rivers in previous time). The network of paved roads eliminated the former isolation of Nenets households in the summer from the towns and settlements of workers. With easy transport access, there is no need to make large supplies of food. To move between settlements and camps, between the camps they use its own transport, shift buses, taxis. Sledges are used as a trailer for a snowmobile and a car. They go by car to get water, check reindeer, go fishing, and do other things. The car takes the place of the sacred sledge near the chum at the camp.