Гришкина Пелагея Алексеевна (01.09.1932) <viddejat>performer of Khanty folklore</viddejat> <biography>Grishkina (Lelkhova) Pelageya Alekseevna was born in the village of Pashtory in Beryozovsky District of Tyumen Oblast in the large family of a fisherman and a hunter. She graduated from primary school in the village of Polnovat. She early began to work in the collective farm at various jobs, then in the timber industry. In 1955 she married Grishkin Gennady Grigoryevich and moved to live in the village of Tugiyany. During her career, she was repeatedly awarded valuable gifts and certificates. Many folklore texts Pelageya Alekseevna took over from your mother in law in the village of Tugiyany. Growing up, she began to compose songs, perform songs of relatives, friends, tell stories, legends, and historical legends. Hungarian researcher Eva Schmidt recorded many hours of folklore and ethnographic material from Pelageya Alekseevna. Folklore texts recorded by Pelageya Alekseyevna were published in the Okrug National Newspaper "Khanty Yasang" and were broadcast on the national radio.</biography>

Лельхова Евдокия Ефремовна (25.02.1936) <viddejat>performer of Khanty folklore</viddejat> <biography>She was born in the village of Pashtory of Beryozovsky District of Ostyako-Vogulsky National Okrug. In the people, the bearers of this surname were called ԓϵԓ hop (lit. a boat with low sides). According to their patron spirit, they are referred to as Pastyr Yokh 'Pastyr people'. She graduated from primary school in the village of Polnovat. After school, she worked on the collective farm in various jobs. In the mid-1950s, according to the training program for local people, she was sent to the salesmen's courses in Khanty-Mansiysk. Then she worked as a salesman in different villages of Polnovat Ob Region. A large place in her song repertoire is occupied by "borrowed" songs, songs of relatives and friends. Folklore works of the artist are included in the folklore collections " Arϵm-mon'shchϵm eԓ ki mănԓ, in the collection "Tales, songs of the Khanty of Polnovat Ob Region". Folklore texts recorded from Evdokia Efremovna were published in the Okrug national newspaper "Khanty Yasang" and were broadcast on the Okrug national radio.</biography>

Яркина Матрена Егоровна (1928 - 2009) <viddejat>performer of Khanty folklore</viddejat> <biography>Matryona Egorovna was born in yhe village of Sumatnyoly of Beryozovsky District of Tyumen Oblast in the family of a reindeer herder and a fisherman. She began to work early: when she was 15 years old, she was officially enrolled in the collective farm staff. She worked at various jobs in the collective farm, forestry. For conscientious work, Matryona Egorovna received certificates and valuable gifts. During the years of liquidation of unpromising villages, she moved with her family to the village of Vanzevat. Folklore texts recorded from Matryona Yegorovna were published in the Okrug national newspaper "Khanty Yasang" and were broadcast on the Okrug national radio.</biography>

Собянина Мария Николаевна (15.02.1935 - 24.12.2012) <viddejat>performer of Khanty folklore</viddejat> <biography>Maria Nikolaevna was born in the village of Tugiyany of Beryozovsky District of Tyumen Oblast. She graduated from the primary school in the village of Polnovat. She worked at the collective farm named after M. V. Frunze at various jobs. In the mid-1950s, due to the consolidation of the collective farms, she moved to the village of Polnovat. Folklore texts recorded from Maria Nikolaevna were published in the Okrug national newspaper "Khanty Yasang", and were broadcast on the Okrug national radio.</biography>

Юмина Татьяна Васильевна (07.04.1928) <viddejat>performer of Khanty folklore</viddejat> <biography>Tatyana Vasilyevna was born in 1928 in the village of Shash-vosh in Oktyabrsky District of Tyumen Oblast in the large family of a fisherman and a reindeer breeder. She early began to work at the farm at various jobs and in the timber industry. For good and conscientious work, she was repeatedly awarded with valuable gifts and certificates. After the consolidation of the collective farms, she moved with her family to the village of Polnovat. Tatyana Vasilyevna worked at the collective farm named after Frunze in different jobs. She is the performer of personal songs of the Khanty people.</biography>

Гришкин Илларион Николаевич

Ерныхова Е Н

Лельхова Акулина Васильевна (1923-2009)

Лозямов Пётр Михайлович (1932-2011)

Слепенкова Рима Константиновна (13.11.1956) <viddejat>collector of the Khanty folklore</viddejat>

Пятникова Тамара Романовна (05.04.1961)

Шмидт Ева Адамовна (28.06.1948 - 04.07.2002)

Успенская Софья Семеновна (10.02.1957)

Котова Людмила Федоровна

Пятникова Тамара Романовна (05.04.1961)

Каксина Евдокия Даниловна (28.09.1968) <viddejat>performer and collector of folklore of the Khanty people</viddejat> <biography>Evdokiya Danilovna was born in the reindeer herding brigade no. 9. At that time, the brigade was located in the area of the Muvәӈ ԓor (the Twisting Lake), which was located in forty kilometers from the village of Numto. Her parents are Danil Nikolaevich and Darya Grigoryevna devoted their entire lives to reindeer husbandry. The family had many children, there were ten children in total, and Dusya was the fifth child in the family. From the age of three, her teachers were the grandfather Nikolay Yakovlevich and grandmother Fekla Andreevna. She began to study at the Yuilsk Elementary School. After studying for one year, she was transferred to the Kazym Boarding School. Her first teacher was Valentina Mikhaylovna Vokueva. Evdokiya Danilovna graduated from 10 grades of the Kazym School in 1988. After graduating from school, she immediately began her work career at the reindeer breeding farm «Kazymsky». From an early age, she has always been drawn to Khanty culture, observing all traditions and customs of her family. Always Evdokiya Danilovna had a dream to become a useful person for her people. In 2002, she entered the Yugra State University at the faculty of Philology, on specialty "Teacher of the Khanty Language and Literature". After graduating from the University in 2008, she began to work as a researcher at the Beloyarsky Branch of the Folklore Center of the Ob-Ugric Institute of Applied Researches and Development.</biography>

Слепенкова Рима Константиновна (13.11.1956) <viddejat>collector of the Khanty folklore</viddejat>