Buryats

Target entity: Buryats
Context triple: [Siberia, ethnicGroup, Buryats]

• A. Altai people
  The Altai people are a Turkic ethnic group native to south-central Siberia, known for their traditional pastoralism, shamanistic and Orthodox Christian beliefs, and rich oral epic heritage.
• B. Sakha (Yakut) people
  The Sakha (Yakut) people are a Turkic-speaking Indigenous group of northeastern Siberia, known for their horse and cattle pastoralism, rich epic oral traditions, and cultural adaptation to the extreme climate of the Russian Far East.
• C. Nenets
  The Nenets are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Russia known for their reindeer herding, nomadic lifestyle, and adaptation to the Arctic tundra environment.
• D. Kalmyk
  Kalmyk refers to a Mongolic ethnic group primarily living in Russia’s Kalmykia region, known for being the only traditionally Buddhist people in Europe.
• E. Selkup
  The Selkup are an indigenous Uralic-speaking people of Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic hunters, fishers, and reindeer herders living mainly along the middle reaches of the Ob River in Russia.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Buryats
Target entity description: The Buryats are a Mongolic-speaking indigenous people of northern Asia, traditionally pastoralist and Buddhist, primarily inhabiting the region around Lake Baikal.

• A. Altai people
  The Altai people are a Turkic ethnic group native to south-central Siberia, known for their traditional pastoralism, shamanistic and Orthodox Christian beliefs, and rich oral epic heritage.
• B. Sakha (Yakut) people
  The Sakha (Yakut) people are a Turkic-speaking Indigenous group of northeastern Siberia, known for their horse and cattle pastoralism, rich epic oral traditions, and cultural adaptation to the extreme climate of the Russian Far East.
• C. Nenets
  The Nenets are an Indigenous Samoyedic people of northern Russia known for their reindeer herding, nomadic lifestyle, and adaptation to the Arctic tundra environment.
• D. Kalmyk
  Kalmyk refers to a Mongolic ethnic group primarily living in Russia’s Kalmykia region, known for being the only traditionally Buddhist people in Europe.
• E. Selkup
  The Selkup are an indigenous Uralic-speaking people of Siberia, traditionally semi-nomadic hunters, fishers, and reindeer herders living mainly along the middle reaches of the Ob River in Russia.
• F. None of above. chosen