Starozhily

The old‑settlers (Russian: старожилы, romanized: starozhily) are the Russian settlers of the Russian North (the Pomors), the Urals, Siberia (the Siberians), the Russian Far East (the Kamchadals), and the former Russian America (under the name 'Russian Creoles') from the 11th to the 18th centuries, and their descendants. Among them, interethnic marriages, borrowing words from local languages, and adopting the culture of Indigenous peoples were practised.