Selkup Winter

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An aerial view of boreal forest (taiga) in winter in the Taz River Basin. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Elena Agicheva, an elderly Selkup woman holds sable skins caught by her husband at their winter camp in the forest. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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A Selkup hunter's wooden hut at a winter camp in the forest near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Kosta Kalin, a Selkup hunter, rests on his snowmobile while out checking his sable traps in the forest. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Kosta Kalin, a Selkup hunter, setting a trap to catch sable in the forest in winter. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia. Russia. (2012)
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Kosta Kalin, a Selkup man, returns to a winter camp after hunting Capercaille. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Kosta Kalin, a Selkup hunter, driving a snowmobile to check his sable traps in the forest. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Kosta Kalin, a Selkup hunter, baiting a trap with fish to catch sable in the forest in winter. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia. Russia. (2012)
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A traditional Selkup storage hut built on stilts to deter rodents in the forest near Tolka. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Ivan Agichev, an elderly Selkup man, out in the forest in the winter. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Ivan Agichev, a Selkup elder, checking his fishing net set under the ice of the Pechalka River in Krasnoselkup. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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A catch of Roach from the Pechalka River in Krasnoselkup. The Selkup people enjoy these fish. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Kosta Kalin, a Selkup man, out hunting in the forest on skiis. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Kosta Kalin, a Selkup man, out hunting in the forest on skiis. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Kosta Kalin, a Selkup man, out hunting in the forest on skiis. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Boreal forest (taiga) in winter with snow covered trees near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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A drilling derrick near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Sable skins hanging up outside at a Selkup hunter's winter camp near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Sable skins hanging up outside at a Selkup hunter's winter camp near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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A snow covered 'Poymot', a traditional Selkup turf winter hut, at a winter hunting camp in the forest near Ratta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Yevgenia Irikova, a Selkup woman, with her daughter Albina at the entrance to a 'Poymot', (traditional Selkup turf winter hut), at a winter hunting camp in the forest near Ratta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Albina, a young Selkup girl, warmly wrapped up for a winter sled journey near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Yura, a Selkup hunter, harnesses his draft reindeer before going to check his traps in the forest. Ratta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia. Russia. (2012)
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Valery Irkov, a Selkup hunter, travelling in winter through the forest by reindeer sled near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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At a Selkup hunter's winter camp in the forest, a Laika dog has an 'igloo' for shelter. Ratta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Selkup hunters returning to their 'Poymot' (traditional Selkup turf hut) at a winter hunting camp in the forest near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Lena Kuboleva, a young Selkup woman, with her daughter Violetta, inside a 'Poymot', (traditional Selkup turf winter hut), at a winter hunting camp in the forest near Ratta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Anna Karsavina, an 80 year old Selkup woman from Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Firewood stacked outside a 'Poymot' (traditional Selkup turf hut) at a winter hunting camp in the forest near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Rita Morokova, a young Selkup woman, harnessing a draft reindeer at a winter hunting camp near Ratta. Western Siberia, Yamal, Russia. (2012)
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Gennadiy Kubolev, a Selkup hunter, leads his draft reindeer down onto a frozen river near Shirta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Gennadiy Kubolev, a Selkup hunter, with his draft reindeer on the frozen Shirta River. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Gennadiy Kubolev, using a traditional Selkup shovel to remove pieces of ice from the water while checking a fishing net in a frozen River. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Rita Morokova, a young Selkup woman, driving a reindeer sled on the frozen Shirta River. Ratta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Rita Morokova, a young Selkup woman, relaxes with her dog during a rest on a journey by reindeer sled. Ratta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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Gennadiy, an elderly Selkup hunter, removes a sable caught in a leghold trap. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)
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