The Selkups

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A 'Poymot', (traditional Selkup turf winter hut), photographed in the summer near Tolka, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Lena Kuboleva, a young Selkup woman, holding a loaf of traditional Selkup bread she has baked in hot sand, at her family's summer camp in the forest. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Gennadiy Kubolev, a Selkup man, returns from hunting in the forest carrying his catch of 2 capercailles. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Rita Morokova, a young Selkup woman, hangs fish up to smoke and dry over an open fire at a summer camp in the forest. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Mirror reflections of Boreal Forest trees in autumn colour, aspen, birch and willow, along the River Taz, Krasnoselkup, Yamal. Western Siberia. Russia.

Valery Irkov, a Selkup hunter, travelling in winter through the forest by reindeer sled near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

A catch of Roach from the Pechalka River in Krasnoselkup. The Selkup people enjoy these fish. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

Kosta Kalin, a Selkup hunter, baiting a trap with fish to catch sable in the forest in winter. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia. Russia. (2012)

Log cabin at a Selkup summer camp in the forest with a traditional raised wooden food storage hut (right). Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Lena Kuboleva, a young Selkup woman, mixing dough to make bread in a cabin at her family's summer camp in the forest. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

On an autumn day, Gennadiy Kubolev, a Selkup man, takes his grandaughter out fishing in his 'Anty' (traditional dugout boat) on the River Shirta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Autumn colour on the banks of the River Shirta as it cuts through boreal forest. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Lena Kuboleva, a young Selkup woman,using a sewing machine on the floor of her family's log cabin. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

An outside cooking area at a Selkup summer camp in the forest. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Andrey Kargachev, a Selkup elder, relaxes at the entrance of his home. Tolka, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Rita Morokova, a young Selkup woman, cooking fish (golden eye) over an open fire at a Selkup summer camp in the forest. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

On an autumn day, Gennadiy Kubolev, a Selkup man, checks a fishing net from his 'Anty' (traditional dugout boat) on the River Shirta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A thick covering of reindeer moss on the forest floor. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Wesetrn Siberia, Russia

Mirror reflections of Boreal Forest trees in autumn colour, aspen, birch and willow along the River Shirta, Krasnoselkup, Yamal. Western Siberia. Russia.

Mirror reflections of Boreal Forest trees in autumn colour, aspen, birch and willow, along the River Taz, Krasnoselkup, Yamal. Western Siberia. Russia.

Vassily Kargachev & his daughter Anastasia, pose at the monument marking the centre of the Russian empire on the bank of the River Taz. Western Siberia, Yamal, Russia

A Selkup hunter's wooden hut at a winter camp in the forest near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

A Selkup hunter's wooden hut at a winter camp in the forest near Ratta. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

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)

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)

A dead sable caught in a leghold trap by a Selkup hunter. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

A shop in the centre of the town of Tolka in Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

Elena Agicheva, an elderly Selkup woman, carries her husband's rifle out to his sled before a day's hunting. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

A Selkup wooden home on the bank of the Pechalka River. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

Kosta Kalin, a Selkup man, out hunting in the forest on skiis. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

Ivan Agichev, an elderly Selkup man, carrying his skiis and a rifle while out hunting in the forest. Kasnsoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

Wooden post office with TV satellite dishes outside in the Selkup village of Ratta. Krasnoselcup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

A trap set to catch sable in winter, baited with fish and meat. Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia. Russia. (2012)

Two Selkup men check a fishing net set under the ice of the Pechalka River in Krasnoselkup. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia. (2012)

A Selkup family's log home at Utinka. Purovsky, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Reindeer shelter inside a smokey shed to get away from mosquitoes at a Selkup near Bistrinka. Purovsky, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Portrait of Nina Kunina, an elderly Selkup woman from Bistrinka, Purovsky, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia