Migrations and Diaspora

Within the Yakut culture, there are not many people who move outside of it. Since they are such a close knit culture, most people are born and raised in the same area. However, in the earlier times there was migration withing the culture. At first, the Yakut people lived in South-Central Siberia. When Mongolian speaking Buryats moved to the land, there was not always cordial relations between the two cultures. Close to the 11th and 13th century is when the migration to central Siberia began along the beautiful Lena River. This is where they now stay and have built their homeland.