Storytelling in SiberiaOlonkho, the epic narrative and song tradition of Siberias Sakha people, declined to the brink of extinction during the Soviet era. In 2005, UNESCOs Masterpiece Proclamation sparked a resurgence of interest in olonkho by recognizing its important role in humanitys oral and intangible heritage. Drawing on her ten years of living in the Russian North, Robin P. Harris documents how the Sakha have used the Masterpiece program to revive olonkho and