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Name: Interdisciplinary expedition to the Vakh Khanty to the national village Korliki of the Nizhne-vartovsk region of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Yugra in 2023: interim results

Authors: N. V. Saynakova, S. V. Kovylin, O. I. Belogay, N. N. Korikova

«Museum of Nature and Man», Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming of the RAS, Moscow, Russian Federation, Tomsk State Pedagogical University, Tomsk, Russian Federation

In the section Полевые исследования

Abstract:

This paper describes the interim results of an interdisciplinary expedition conducted in 2023 to the Vakh Khanty in the national village of Korliki, Nizhnevartovsk district of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area – Ugra. The research covered the following fields, including linguistics, ethnography, ethnobotany, and botany. This multidisciplinary approach allowed for a comprehensive examination of the language, culture, landscape, and flora of the Vakh Khanty. The relevance of the work is determined by its comprehensive interdisciplinary nature, which enables a thorough exploration of the national village of Korliki as a concentrated hub of Vakh Khanty life. This expedition was funded by a grant named “About Ugra: Open Research.” Thus, the general information about the grant is provided. Also, the findings of a linguistic research in the village of Korliki are presented. Particular attention is paid to the data obtained from sociolinguistic questionnaires and a general survey of the population. Furthermore, a discussion is provided on the peculiarities of the formation of the Vakh collection of ethnographic objects located in the Museum of Nature and Man in Khanty-Mansiysk. The paper also presents the results of an ethnobotanical survey and botanical study of the area. Mention is also made visit to the “Living Traditions” holiday and a trip to the sacred place “Stone Mountain.”

Keywords: interdisciplinary expedition,Vach Khanty, linguistics, ethnography, botany, ethno-botany

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