Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North

Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON)

Association of Indigenous, Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East of the Russian Federation
Ассоциация коренных, малочисленных народов Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока Российской Федерации
Founded	March 31, 1990 (1990-03-31)
Type	Indigenous peoples' national umbrella organization
Focus	Indigenous peoples' rights
Location	Moscow
Area served	Russian Federation
Members	41 Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East through their regional organizations
Key people	Grigory Ledkov (president) Alexander Noviukhov (first vice-president)
Affiliations	Arctic Council (permanent participant) United Nations Economic and Social Council (consultative status)
Formerly called	Association of Peoples of the North of the USSR (1990-1993)

The Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North (RAIPON) (Russian: Ассоциация коренных, малочисленных народов Севера, Сибири и Дальнего Востока Российской Федерации (АКМНССиДВ), lit. 'Association of Indigenous, Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East of the Russian Federation') is the Russian national umbrella organisation representing 40 Indigenous small-numbered peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East as well as the Komy-Ishma people. It is a non-governmental organisation in Consultative Status with ECOSOC and one of the six Indigenous Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council.