Petrozavodsk 2007The Norwegian Barents Secretariat and the Barents Indigenous Peoples' Office visited Veps communities in Petrozavodsk and Sholtozeri in November 2007. |
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Valentina N.Pivnenko (MP Russian Federation) visited the Museum in Sholtozero at the same time as NBS and BIPO. Here seen in a discussion including Svetlana Pasyukova, Elizaveta Kharitonova, Evgeny Yushkov (BIPO) and Christina Henriksen (NBS).
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The Veps people inhabit the Republic of Karelia, as well as Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast.
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The Veps langague is related to both Saami and Komi language.
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Visiting the school in Sholtozero: Alexey Tzvetkov, Christina Henriksen, Svetlana Pasyukova and Elizaveta Kharitonova.
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Some of the Veps singers performing at the museum in Sholtozero.
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The Veps flag hangs in the museum in Sholtozero.
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Veps is taught in the Finno-Ugric school in Petrozavodsk.
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Zinaida Strogalschikova has been working with Veps issues through the Vepsian Cultural Society for many years.
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