The Sakha Republic is the largest region of the Russian Federation by territory. At the same time, it is also considered one of the most sparsely populated regions. Because of the Republic's size and relatively small population, the Russian government included the Republic in the Far-Eastern Hectare Law (FEHL) in 2016 in order to repopulate and render productive the region. According to this law, any Russian citizen can apply for and receive a 1-ha land plot in the Sakha Republic for free. Expectedly, the Far Eastern Hectare Law caused mass discontent amongst Sakha residents and has led to ongoing protests. This article examines the contested understandings of land and property in the text of the FEHL and the daily practices of Sakha residents, as well as the demands and rhetoric of Sakha's protesters. Turning land into property through FEHL is a form of land and territorial dispossession (Harvey, 2004; Coulthard, 2014). This article argues that the FEHL violates the rights of the Sakha people to use their native lands. The land conflict between the federal government and the inhabitants of the Sakha Republic resulted in the emergence of a new concept in the social and political space of the Republic: ancestral lands. In turn, this new concept has led to a reexamination of the definition of Indigenous peoples in the Sakha Republic.

萨哈共和国是俄罗斯联邦领土面积最大的地区。同时，它也被认为是人口最稀少的地区之一。由于共和国的面积和相对较少的人口，俄罗斯政府于 2016 年将共和国纳入远东公顷法 (FEHL)，以重新人口并提高该地区的生产力。根据该法律，任何俄罗斯公民都可以在萨哈共和国免费申请和获得 1 公顷的土地。不出所料，《远东公顷法》引起了萨哈居民的大规模不满，并引发了持续的抗议活动。本文考察了 FEHL 文本中对土地和财产的有争议的理解和萨哈居民的日常做法，以及萨哈抗议者的要求和言论。通过 FEHL 将土地变成财产是土地和领土剥夺的一种形式（Harvey，2004 年；Coulthard，2014 年）。本文认为 FEHL 侵犯了萨哈人使用其故土的权利。联邦政府与萨哈共和国居民之间的土地冲突导致共和国社会和政治空间中出现了一个新概念：祖传土地。反过来，这一新概念又导致了对萨哈共和国土著人民定义的重新审视。联邦政府与萨哈共和国居民之间的土地冲突导致共和国社会和政治空间中出现了一个新概念：祖传土地。反过来，这一新概念又导致了对萨哈共和国土著人民定义的重新审视。联邦政府与萨哈共和国居民之间的土地冲突导致共和国社会和政治空间中出现了一个新概念：祖传土地。反过来，这一新概念又导致了对萨哈共和国土著人民定义的重新审视。