The phenomenon of globalization in the modern scientific problems is listed priority trend in world development . This article deals with the key aspects of the concept of " global transformation" and the study of the influence of global transformations in respect of ethnic culture of the northern territories . In the study of the specificity of indigenous peoples territories residence north past decade, researchers identified the following important processes : environmental, social , cultural and political . Economic processes remain " on the sidelines " due to lack of private industry and professional specialization . Wave of research interest due to a desire to know the unique cultural traditions of indigenous peoples in the modern world , to develop strategies for the protection of the Northern Territories in order to preserve biological and cultural diversity ; find out the path of economic and political development of international cooperation with the leading countries for the purpose of livelihood circumpolar population of ethnic culture and the northern territories .