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Indigenous people:  Nenets: Yamal

 

  • Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Siberia;Sibir;Russia;history;shooting tower;Blockhouse;Place: Salekhard
    Obdorsk fortress

    Reconstruction of Obdorsk fortress from 16th century,in Salekhard

     
  • Russia;Krasnoe;Bolshezemelskaya tundra;woman;Nenets traditional costume;tundra;portrait;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal
    A Nenets queen

    A portrait of Nenets woman Yevdokiya Vylka in a national costume.

     
  • Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Siberia;Russia;Neshchang ;Nenets traditional costume
    A Neshchang girl

    Portrait of Nadia Ajvaseda, Purovsky region, Forest Nenets

     
  • Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;sacred place;seldge;religion;transport
    Holly sledges

    Holly sledges are always far away from living place.

     
  • Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;reindeer herder;State collective farm;Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky
    Portrait of Dmitry Khorolya

    Dmitry Khorolya (Khorolja) is the chairman of sovkhoz Yarsalinsky, and the association of Reindeer herders of Russia

     
  • Russia;Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky;tundra;tent;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;fish;Making food;summer;woman
    Preparing fish

    A Nenets woman (Anna Nogo) is preparing fish in a chum.

     
  • sacred place;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Russia;man;summer;tundra;religion;holly place;worship;sacrifice place
    By a sacred place.

    A man is by the sacrifice place of the Khudi clan. Holly sledges to the left.

     
  • Russia;Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky;State collective farm;Nomads;reindeer;pasture;husbandry;woman;indigenous;Yamal;summer;migration;Tundraens folk;caravan;tundra;Nenets;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal
    A huge reindeer caravan

    A long caravan with Nenets reindeer people on the migration on their summer grazing land

     
  • Russia;lavvu;chum;tent;Nenets;Tundraens folk;Yamal;girl;summer;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal
    Raising the chum

    A young Nenets girl (Olga Nogo) raise the sticks for the chum (lavvu, tent)

     
  • Russia;Nomads;Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;fire;tent;Tundraens folk;summer;woman
    Making food

    Anna Nogo is sitting near the fire and is making food.

     
  • sacred doll;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Place: Yamal Peninsula;religion;Yamal;Nenets;Russia;religion;worship
    Nenets idol, Pukhuzya

    The house idol (god), is carried in every Nenets chum during the migration over the tundra

     
  • Russia;State collective farm, Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky, Nomads;Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;game;Tundraens folk;Nenets;boys;summer;Yamal;indigenous;children
    Smiling tundra children

    Five Nenets children are smiling happily - still long time to the boarding school starts.

     
  • Russia;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;children;boy
    A lucky boy

    A small boy got sweets after visit by helicopter

     
  • Russia;competition;sport;game;children;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal
    Who win?

    A traditional competition/game in the tundra

     
  • Russia;State collective farm, Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky, Nomads;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;summer;tent;Tundraens folk;tundra;man;indigenous;Yamal;Nenets
    Nikolay Nogo speaking by radio

    Is the Norwegian there? Asks the operator in the Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky. Yes, he is. And you will not get him back before we get the seven pair of rubber boots which we are promised!\\\\

     
  • Russia;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;men;blood;Yamal;Making food;tundra;Tundraens folk;husbandry;reindeer;State collective farm, Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky, Nomads
    You looks limpy and need vitamins, says Nikolay

    You looks limpy and need vitamins, says Nikolay and gives the cup with fresh blood to Misha. Blood and raw meat is important for the arctic people to get vitamins.\\A gruop of Nenets reindeer herdes eat raw meat and drink blood

     
  • Russia;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;tundra;women;summer;indigenous;meat;blood;Nenets;Yamal;State collective farm, Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky, Nomads
    Eating raw meat

    Eating raw meat is important for the people who not have vegetables

     
  • Russia;State collective farm, Sovkhoz Yarsalinsky, Nomads;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;children;man
    Nikolaj and children.

    Nikolay speaking in the radio.The only way to connect with "civilization" in tundra is the portable radio transmitter. Nikolay Nogo is working in the sovkhoz Yarsalinskiy.\\

     
  • Nadym;mother;Indigenous people/WRH/Nadym;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Russia;children;snow;family;Yamal
    A Nenets Madonna

    Mother with child in front of the winter chum. Beautiful dress

     
  • Russia;Mosquitoes;rucksack;going;Zoia Vylka;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal
    Mosquitoes!

    On the way from river Pur up to the Bear Mountain - together with millions of Mosquitoes..

     
  • Russia;By river Pur;Bear Mountain;tent;lavvu;chum;Neshchang;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal
    A Neshchang home

    A Forest Nenets chum - in the entrance babushka Ludmila Aivaseda and small Maria.

     
  • Neshchang;Russia;Nenets traditional costume;Oil/Nenets/Yamal;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;family
    A Neshchang woman with her grand children.

    The Forest Nenets nation is smaller than the Tundra Nenets. They live in the Taiga area . Aivaseda family are part of this nation, their summer living place is called Apydye Njadeye, which means "Bear Mountain". This is their forefathers land. But now the

     
  • Russia;A family portrait;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;forest;Neshchang
    In the chum of the Aivaseda family

    The Aivaseda family want to continue their nomadic life: - The forest gives us meat, fish and everything else we need. In the villages we depend 100 percent of the authorities.

     
  • Russia;Bear Mountain;buran;children;snow scooter;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal
    Fifteen snow scooters for their ancestors land.

    When the first geologist came to Apydye Njadeye, the forest Nenets got 15 snow scooters for letting the geologists search for oil. If they found anything, there should be made a new agreement. But it hasn't happened, and now the oil companies have got all

     
  • Russia;woman;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Oil/Nenets/Yamal;Making food;Neshchang;Bear Mountain
    Making bread.

    This woman is making bread on an own which is called "burjuika".

     
  • fish trap;fisherman;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Russia;net
    Checking the net

    Ignye Aivaseda is checking a traditional forest Nenets fish trap

     
  • Russia;Neshchang;Forest Nenets;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal/oil;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Making food;tent;Bear Mountain
    Preparing fish.

    One of the main occupation of Forest Nenets is fishing on the river Pur.

     
  • Russia;Neshchang;Forest Nenets;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;family;Making food;tent;Bear Mountain
    Lunch time.

    A Neshchang family have a meal in their chum.

     
  • shotgun;Bear hunter;forest;Neshchang;hunter;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Russia;led;bullet
    Ignye tries a new made bullet

    Ignye Aivaseda tries a new made bullet (slug) for his shotgun. It has already got the name of the bear it should kill.

     
  • Russia;Forest Nenets;Neshchang;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;bow;arrow;Bear Mountain
    Once we were warriors.

    A boy is shooting with a bow. To day the bow and arrow is just used for hunting or for playing

     
  • Urengoj;concrite;Block houses;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Siberia;Russia
    Novy Urengoy

    The oil production in the land of the Forest Nenets, have made the population in Yamal-Nenets autonomous district increase six times from 1970 - 1990. The city of Noyabrsk and Noviy Urengoy have both approximately 100.000 citizens, and have conquered a lo

     
  • Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Salehard;smile;dancer;folklore
    The happiness of dancing

    A dancer of the folklore group Syra Sev (Smow-flake), during the festival of Indigenous people in Salehard

     
  • dancer;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Syra Sev;Salehard;ornaments;Nenets traditional costume
    A winter dance

    Dancers of the folklore group Syra Sev perform a "winter dance", during the festival of Indigenous people in Salehard

     
  • Russia;sacred place;sacrifice place;worship;Festival of Indigenous people in Yamal;ceremony;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;man;woman;sacred place;religion;ritual
    The cleaning smoke.

    This old ceremony was made during the festival in Salekhard. The picture shows the cleaning process for participants of a sacrefice ceremony.

     
  • Sergej Kharuchy;Nenets traditional costume;worship;blessing;sacred place;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Russia
    here should not float any blood, but the reindeers

    On this world, there should not float any blood, but the reindeers, says the leader of the indigenous people of Russia (RAIPON), Sergey Kharuchiy, after he got the blood mark in his brow - an ancient symbol of blessing

     
  • sacrifice place;donation;holly ritual;blood;religion;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;sacred place;Russia;worship
    A blood sacrifice

    Among the Nenets and Khanty people, the blood sacrifice is the most powerful sacrifice. Here is sacred blood for the sacrifice meal during the festival in Salekhard 1999 .

     
  • Russia;ritual;sacrificing;religion;woman;Nenets traditional costume;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Festival of Indigenous people in Yamal;ceremony;Making food;Indigenous people/Khanty/Yamal
    The food of the sacred ceremony.

    It's not only blood and raw meat which is the food for the sacred ceremony. There are also served, boiled meat, bread, sweets and vodka.

     
  • Russia;sacrificing;religion;Place: Salekhard;donation;ceremony;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;man;Festival of Indigenous people in Yamal;Indigenous people/Khanty/Yamal
    Hanging up the donation

    It is a tradition to hang the head of the scarified reindeer up in a three after the ceremony.

     
  • Russia;festival;Salekhard;ornaments;Nenets traditional costume;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal
    A women talk.

    Two Nenets women in beautiful national dresses, have a pep talk.

     
  • Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Salekhard;history
    The fortress of Obdorsk

    The fortress of Obdorsk. Obdorsk was one of the first fortified towns in West-Siberia, established in 1595. In 1933 the city changed name to Salekhard.\\\\(c) Ye. A. Opolovnikova, from the book "Drevnuj Obdorsk i Zapolyarnye goroda legendy, Moscow 1998. T

     
  • Yamal Peninsula;transport;Indigenous people/Nenets/Yamal;Russia;sledges
    Nenets sledges.

    Nenets sledges. Nenets reindeer people often leave their winter or summer things in the sledges on their migration, and pick them up on the way back. But now it is a problem for them to do this because of thieves.

     

 

 


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