Pomors (помо́ры) are settlers of the White Sea coasts. Explorers from Novgorod entered the White Sea through Northern Dvina estuary and founded the Russian settlements along its coast. They reached as far as trans-Ural areas of Northern Siberia and founded the city of Mangazeya. They maintained a Northern trade route between Arkhangelsk and Siberia.
The “Pomors” is a distinguishing national name of the representatives of indigene ethnic community of the European North of Russia (the Pomor land - Pomorje).
The name “Pomors” appeared approximately in XI-XII centuries on the south-west coast of the White sea and during XIV-XVI centuries spread far to the south and east from the place of its origin.
Recognition of pomors as an indigenous people will mean that they should get the rights of free use of bio-resources and territories of their habitation.
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