Indigenous women’s reproductive health in the Arctic zone of Western Siberia: challenges and solutions [PDF]
In the Russian Arctic, alarming trends (shortage of nomadic Indigenous women, high reproductive loss, child mortality rates) indicate long-term changes towards demographic decline. This study aimed at comparing some indicators of the reproductive health (
Andronov, Sergei+6 more
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Dendrochronological Analysis of Wood from the Num-Khibya-Sikheri VIа Site [PDF]
The article deals with the dendrochronological analysis of the archaeological wood collection from the Num-Khibya-Sikheri VIa site, a burial complex belonging to the Northern Selkup cultural tradition and located on the territory of the Taz Polar region (
Mikhail V. Utkin+5 more
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To reconstruct the technological methods and technical achievements of Northern Selkup blacksmiths, the components of the Northern Selkup shaman costume, which is composed of ferrous metal, were studied using metallographic analysis methods. The materials were found in two graves in a Kikki-Akki burial ground from the XVII–XVIII centuries (Western ...
N.M. Zinyakov, O.E. Poshekhonova
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Between the Vakh and Taz River: On the Origin of the of Northern Selkups [PDF]
Представлены эпизоды селькупской истории в бассейне р. Вах и на сопредельной территории верхнего Таза в первой половине XVIII – начале ХХ в. Рассмотрены вопросы локализации Тымской и Караконской волостей, их дробности и соотнесенности с конкретными группами населения, освещены детали завершающегося процесса миграции селькупов и становления этнических ...
V.N. Adaev+1 more
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Folklore of Northern Selkups: The Motif of Familial Hostility Analyzed
Introduction. One specific feature to distinguish Selkup folktales is that the main character and his opponent are usually relatives. So, a positive character kills a relative of his (referred to as devil) and/or the latter’s relatives — daughters and ...
Olga B. Stepanova
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A Childhood Reminiscence of Bear Ceremonialism among the Northern Selkups
The article is dedicated to the story of a bear feast celebrated in the Turukhan basin in the early 1960s and described half a century later, in 2014, by a participant of this ceremony who was a child by that time. As far as I know, this is the only description of a bear feast among Selkups recorded in Selkup, so its publication
Olga Kazakevich
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Relationship of the gene pool of the Khants with the peoples of Western Siberia, Cis-Urals and the Altai-Sayan Region according to the data on the polymorphism of autosomic locus and the Y-chromosome [PDF]
Khanty are indigenous Siberian people living on the territory of Western Siberia, mainly on the territory of the Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs.
A. A. Zarubin+7 more
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Beringian Standstill and Spread of Native American Founders [PDF]
Native Americans derive from a small number of Asian founders who likely arrived to the Americas via Beringia. However, additional details about the intial colonization of the Americas remain unclear.
A Helgason+71 more
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TO THE HISTORY OF CHANGES IN THE TRADITIONAL ECONOMY OF THE NORTHERN SELKUPS (XX-XXI CENTURIES)
The article examines the technical innovations that came to the traditional life of the northern Selkups in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods, as well as the new social ties they generate.
Stepanova O.B.
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The genetic history of admixture across inner Eurasia [PDF]
Eurasian taiga and tundra - harbour tremendous diversity in their genes, cultures and languages. In this study, we report novel genome-wide data for 763 individuals from Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and ...
Balanovsky, O.+4 more
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