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Information on The Forest Nenets

Ngamteydu (flowering hill) is a sacred site of the Forest Nenets of the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia
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Ngamteydu (flowering hill) is a sacred site of the Forest Nenets of the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia
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At an indigenous peoples festival, a young Forest Nenets girl attaches a ribbon to a sacred tree and makes a wish. Tarko-Sale, Purovsky, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia
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During a religious ceremony Forest Nenets use vodka as an offering in a ritual sacrifice of a reindeer. Numto, Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000
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Khanty & Nenet herders carry out a ritual killing of a reindeer for food. Khanty Mansiysk, W.Siberia, Russia. 2000
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