The Itelmens (Itelmen: Итәнмән, romanized: Itənmən), Russian: Ительмены, romanized: Itel'meny) are an Indigenous ethnic group of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Itelmen (Itelmen: Itənmən[2]) or Western Itelmen, formerly known as Western Kamchadal, is a language of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family spoken on the western coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. Fewer than a hundred native speakers, mostly elderly, in a few settlements in the southwest of Koryak Autonomous Okrug, remained in 1993.

Itelmen, an Indigenous people of the southern Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia. In 2020 there were about 2,500 ethnic Itelmens. Much reduced by conquest and epidemics, they have been largely Russianized since the 18th century.

The Itelmens (Itelmen: Итәнмән, Russian: Ительмены) are a native population of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Itelmen call themselves itenme'n-itelmen, which means "an inhabitant of dry land", or "a human being." [1] They are also called Kamchadal. They are related to the Chukchi and Koryak peoples. [2]

The Itelmens believed in spirits, were animists, and according to ethnographers, in ancient times practiced sky burials, burying their deceased in the hollows of trees.

The Itelmens (Itelmen: Итәнмән, romanized: Itənmən), Russian: Ительмены, romanized: Itel'meny) are an Indigenous ethnic group of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia.

Itelmen is a Chukotko-Kamchatkan language with 82 speakers on the west coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Siberia in the Russian Far East region. It is the only surviving member of the Chukotko-Kamchatkan family. The majority of speakers are elderly and live in scattered settlements in the Koryak Autonomous Okrug.

The Pacific coast of Russia on the Kamchatka peninsula is home to a small indigenous group of traditional fishermen who call themselves Itelmens. The total population of Itelmens is a little over 3,000 people.

Dec 7, 2021 · Itelmen is famous for being a language of consonants, yet it is rather melodic and is beautifully represented in our songs and dances. Various members of our community and beyond have done tremendous work keeping our severely endangered language alive.

The Itelmens are an indigenous population of Kamchatka. It is generally accepted that the Itelmens are the descendants of the Tarya culture of the Neolithic Kamchatka.