: ▁Tu wa ▁people ▁by ▁Lake ▁Kan as , ▁Alt ay ▁Pref ect ure . ▁Russia ▁– ▁Ir k ut sk ▁O blast : ▁T of a ▁people ▁adjacent ▁to ▁north - east ▁Tu va ; ▁B ury atia : ▁So y ot ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁O ka ▁river . ▁Mong olia ▁– ▁northern : ▁T sa atan ▁people ; ▁north - western : ▁D uk ha / D u va ▁people ; ▁western : ▁Ts eng el ▁people . ▁The ▁Say an ▁Mountains ▁in ▁Tu va ▁were ▁featured ▁in ▁Bear ▁G ry ll s ' ▁Man ▁vs ▁Wild ▁popular ▁advent ure ▁TV ▁show . ▁ ▁Tu va ' s ▁territorial ▁boundaries ▁are ▁not ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁based ▁Republic ▁of ▁China , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁claimed ▁by ▁the ▁RO C ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Main land ▁area . ▁T uv ans ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁pass port , ▁but ▁not ▁res iden cy ▁rights ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁Taiwan . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁T uv ans ▁Music ▁of ▁Tu va ▁Al ta i - S ay an ▁region ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁D ON A HO E , ▁Brian ▁" H ey , ▁you ! ▁Get ▁off a ▁my ▁ta iga ! ": ▁Compar ing ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁property ▁rights ▁among ▁the ▁T of a ▁and ▁To z hu - Ty va . ▁Max ▁Plan ck ▁Institute ▁for ▁Social ▁Anth rop ology ▁working ▁papers , ▁n º ▁ 3 8 . ▁Halle / Sa ale