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The Oroki are a southeastern Siberian people of Sakhalin. Semi-sedentary reindeer-heders and sedentry fishers, they arrived in the 17th Century from the Amur River area. Those under Soviet rule were forcibly settled and collectivized, which, coupled with compulsory boarding education, had devistating impact on their traditional culture. Those under Japanease rule fled to Japan in 1946 when it became clear that Soviet authorities regarded them as collaborators. There they became fully assimilated. In 2000 there were fewer than 200 Oroki on Sakhalin, with only half speaking their Tungus language. Their survival as a culture is in doubt. (Infomation taken from 'Peoples, Nations and Cultures' by Professor John Mackenzie)