The Arctic, northern Europe and Russia
Selkup
Lands
Between the middle Ob and Yenisei rivers: the Taz River area of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug and the Narym area of Tomsk Oblast, Russia
Countries Russian Federation
Facts 3
Governance
Since a 2000 government decree, Russia has listed the Selkup as an Indigenous small-numbered people.
As of 2000 Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Селькупы (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Selkup belongs to the Samoyedic group of the Uralic language family.
Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Селькупы (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Culture
Selkup self-names differ by river: sölkup or shölkup on the Taz and Turukhan, and chumylkup on the Vasyugan, Parabel and Tym.
Source: RAIPON (Association of Indigenous Small-Numbered Peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East), Селькупы (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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