Zoya Karsavina from the village of Tolka, Krasnoselkupsky district, became the “Master of the Folklore Genre of the Selkup People”

By the decision of the Expert Council in the area of folklore of the indigenous peoples of the North of Yamal-Nenets autonomous okrug, Zoya Karsavina from the village of Tolka, Krasnoselkupsky district, became the “Master of the Folklore Genre of the Selkup People”.

Zoya Karsavina is a teacher of her native (Selkup) language at the Ratta boarding school. Together with pupils, she implements projects related to the preservation and promotion of the Selkup culture, language and folklore; collects local history data, works with archival documents.

Her pupils are winners and prize-winners of various literary and creative competitions. They perform fairy tales, rituals, and recite poetry in the Selkup language.