City - village Tolka State - YAMAL, REDSELKUP DISTRICT Country - Russia
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The photography was skim during business trip in distant, taiga village Tolka Redselikup district Yamal March 16 2005 7.30 morning. Here possible get or on helicopter, or on temporary winter road in winter, summer of the road not. In Redselikup district Yamal neighborhood lives 1600 selikup. Selkup language pertains to samoyed group ural languages. Selkupy formed in the course of long interaction and mergings of the aboriginal population of the average current yard Ob with penetrated here at the beginning initially our eras from region Sayan samoyed tribes. In 17 ages part Selkupy was resettled northward, on river Taz, but later - and on river Turuhan. The mass christening were subjected to In 18 ages Selkupy, but continued to save the ancient religious presentations and rites. The Main traditional occupations Selkupy - a hunt, river fishing, taiga providences (the collection of the berries, cedar nut), beside north groups - and reindeer breeder. At present reindeer breeder is developed weakly, only some families keeps the herd of the deers in 20-30 goals for the personal use. The tragedy to present situation is concluded in that that Selkupy as folk are found under threat of the full disappearance: they threaten the assimilation with the other folk, some descendant Selkupy choose for itself nationality russians, hunty, nentsy. Also sharply negativly acts on Selkupy drunkenness, which north folk not in power to withstand genetic. The woman expressed on photo in 7.30 morning was already tipsy and wangled money.
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{K:163889} 11/27/2005