Shaman feeds the fire pancakes, fermented mare's milk, and a dish called salamaat, which is a mixture of flour with cream or butter. Village of Kutana, 2019.
Published: December 17, 2020
Kathryn Yegorov-Crate is a Sakha heritage speaker and a Master’s candidate in the Department of Slavic & Eurasian Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Kathryn holds a B.A. in International Studies and a B.A. in Slavic Languages & Literatures from Indiana University Bloomington. Her current research examines pan-Turkism and Turanism in contemporary Sakha identity formation, Central Asian migrant positionalities, and anti-immigrant populism in the Russian Federation.
Program attended: Online Internships
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