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Zoya Karsavina from the village of Tolka, Krasnoselkupsky district, became the “Master of the Folklore Genre of the Selkup People”

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18/12/2022 0:00 - 0:00

Global | The village of Tolka, Krasnoselkupsky district, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District | The village of Tolka, Krasnoselkupsky district, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District

Ceremony

Languages: Northern Selkup

By the decision of the Expert Council in the area of folklore of the indigenous peoples of the North of Yamal-Nenets autonomous okrug, Zoya Karsavina from the village of Tolka, Krasnoselkupsky district, became the “Master of the Folklore Genre of the Selkup People”.

Zoya Karsavina is a teacher of her native (Selkup) language at the Ratta boarding school. Together with pupils, she implements projects related to the preservation and promotion of the Selkup culture, language and folklore; collects local history data, works with archival documents.

Her pupils are winners and prize-winners of various literary and creative competitions. They perform fairy tales, rituals, and recite poetry in the Selkup language.

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