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1. Genghis Khan 2. Buryats reside in the Republic of Buryatia, which was originally colonized during the search for furs, gold, and wealth. They would be quick to describe there lifestyle as calm or peaceful in comparison to other regions of Russia and are very connected to their homeland. Religion varies as Urban Bruyats are now typically Buddhist or Orthodox and rural Buryats are Yellow Shamanism (shamanism and buddhism) or Black Shamanism. The region is almost entirely in the mountains. The region still heavily relies on the Oriental medicine wrote there in the 1800s. Two main towns populated by Buryats are Arbizhil and Khartun. Tourists can visit these regions to check out the local culture including a hot springs, sacred hikes, operas, dancers, throat singing, and other forms of art. 3. They speak a dialect of the Mongol language, known as Buryat. I would infer that one of the Buryat's Beliefs would be working hard because their values included creating a great homeland. Despite the conflicts of Soviet Union going on around them, the Buryats embraced the changing society and the new technology and were all to quickly rise to the top and become, according to the book //Being Buryat:Sovietization in Siberia// by Melissa Andrea Cakars, "the model minority." As times changed they didn't alienate themselves but took advantage of the new technology and found new and different ways to use it. They had the third highest rate of education in Russia and dominated the workforce in many industries. Therefore I think that they would make great Ambassadors because they have proven that they can thrive even when things aren't the greatest. 4. Some parts of their culture I think would be viewed as undesirable is the fact that up until recently, they were based almost entirely on Nomadism. Also, while their culture has advanced a lot, I think that it would still be very rural and not modern enough for many Americans. Works Cited "Buryatia." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 27 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. "Buryats." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. Cakars, Melissa A. //Being Buryat:Sovietization in Siberia//. Ann Arbor: ProQuest, 2009. //Google Books//. Google. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. N.d. Photograph. //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Jan. 2013. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. "The Republic of Buryatia." //East Russia Travel Market//. Far East Development, n.d. Web. 29 Jan. 2013.

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