Our corner on Avacha bay is called 'Seroglazka' but actually it's divided on two parts - Geology settlement (my area) and Seroglazka itself. That far Seroglazka has one of rare available approaches to water, so-called Seroglazka beach. Not for sunbathing though )
This 'picturesque' stream is actually a sewerage
So the air on the 'beach' smells not of violets..
And the walking here may be interesting, but usually pretty short )
There are three well known folks in Kamchatka - Koryak,Even andItelmens. They have been living here for thousands years and definitely they have some connection with otherAboriginalPacific.
The main difference in the history is different treatment and attitude from powers and community at all.
Kamchatka Aboriginals (foto from the open source)
As I remember from Soviet time aboriginals were never considered as need-to be-enhanced. Also their children were taken to Internat-schools but they were not withdrawal from families, that was just studying in pansion with spending vacations at home.
Native culture was like some regional feature and every settlement had some local cultural centre.
Of course there were and are great deal of problems, such as alcocholic addiction, changing the mode of life and the others.. But I'm still not so good in Indigenous Studies to be more familiar with the topic.
I can just put some video taken by me this summer during the Aboriginal Day celebrating in August in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky:
I love Kamchatka, it's the best place. But there is one moment of displeasure - the time difference. As a frend feed addict I always suffer from empty line everywhere - in LJ, facebook and others... ))
It's one of the most popular recreation places in Petropavlovsk. The climbing is not so hard, you can do it on foot or even by car - there is a road (not so perfect surely)) to the very top of the mount.
I was surprised having met so lot troops in full parade uniform marching around the central square in such a hot summer weekday. Just posters named it like "Sport and Military Games" explained something.. )
The Mount (Sopka) of Love is in the very centre of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It is a popular rest zone for citizens. We made our way at the different side - along the bay (Avacha bay).