#Tatar

[koncygystan]

tatar girl from kazan

[illustratus]

The Khan's Palace in Bakhchisarai, Crimea by Carlo Bossoli

[folkfashion]

Tatar woman, Russia, by Seitumer Curlu

[thenuclearmallard]

Otyken - Lord of Honey

[omgellendean]

Tatar kolhoz woman Miftyakhova

1938, now Samara oblast. By Vladislav Mikosha (Владислав Микоша)

[postcard-from-the-past]

Elderly Tatar woman from Crimea, Ukraine

Russian vintage postcard

[yourdailyqueer]

Renata Litvinova

Gender: Female

Sexuality: Bisexual

DOB: 12 January 1967  

Ethnicity: Volga Tatar, white

Nationality: Russian

Occupation: Actress, director, screenwriter, producer, fashion designer, presenter

Note: Partner of Zemfira and resides with her in Paris after leaving Russia

[zvyozdochka]

The first electric train in Kazan, Tatar ASSR, 1972 (photo by Rustam Mukhametzyanov).

Kazan is where a lot of my family are from and still live.

[tfemzilant]

"anyone who loves [flag] is my friend without introduction" meme but with indigenous peoples of russia!

"anyone who loves [flag] is my friend without introduction" meme but with indigenous peoples of russia! part 3 - volga and siberia indigenous

memes under the cut:

volga tatars:

bashkirs / bashkorts:

chuvash:

siberian tatars:

mishar tatars:

luoravetlan:

koryaks:

itelmens:

evenks:

nanai:

all free to use without credit! reblog if you like these!

[koncygystan]

tatar girl from kazan, tatarstan

[jeannepompadour]

North American, African, Indian and Chinese costumes from Thomas Jefferys' "A collection of the dresses of different nations, antient and modern", made in 1757

Habit of a Delaware Indian with his tomohawk scalping knife

Habit of woman of Africa in 1581; Habit of a lady of Indostan

Habit of a lady of Indostan; Habit of a lady of Indostan

Habit of a lady in Chinese Tartary; Another habit of a Chinese lady in 1700

[songs-of-the-east]

“A grandmother and her grandson in the family home in Sari Bash, a village in the Crimean steppe where Tatars were given virtually worthless land. The village is a former prison camp with very poor infrastructure.”

Photographed by Carolyn Drake in Crimea, Ukraine. 2006.

[folkfashion]

Lipka Tatar woman, Lithuania, by Linas Jegelevicius

[thenuclearmallard]

Pictures: Bio mom, myself, biological cousin (left)

Sometimes I get apprehensive about sharing how I look because there's the ongoing battle and worry if I am good enough. It stems a lot from my upbringing and the area I grew up in. 

I was adopted and brought to the US when I was 18 months old and I grew up in a poor city in Appalachia without any Native community or group. In 2019, I decided to do my first DNA test due to being an adoptee and I was hopeful I'd find relatives through the app. Unfortunately, I did not but I was able to confirm the beginning of my reconnection journey. With the results, it showed I am 97.9% connected to Russia with a breakdown of regions that are Native regions: Novaya Zemlya/Arkhangelsk (Nenets), Altai Republic (Altai), and Krasnador Krai (Tatar).

With those regions in mind, I decided to follow up with Ancestry to see, once again, if I was also able to find relatives. I was not, but the DNA aspect confirmed the already existing test that I've taken.

Being fortunate and in contact with my family, I brought up the regions that DNA pulled from and talked to my family about Nenets and Altaian lineage. They confirmed these regions and lineages and also said my biological mother grew up Tatar. It is very important to have family confirmation, as DNA is not your answer to who you are, it's merely a foundation point that you need to build on. With DNA, you can start a journey, but without confirmation of family/community, it's still just DNA and not full reconnection.

With a lot of research, I decided to get a red chin line that extends half of my chin as an attribute of reconnection. The artist who did this has rules for Natives as he is Native himself: I will not tattoo it you do not know what you are getting done. The red line means spiritual growth, maturity, and connectiveness to ancestors. Usually there is a major transition in life to have these chin lines or facial markings complete. I clinically died May 8, 2022 and got my line completed in summer of 2022. Black, blue, and red are colors that the Altaians will use for facial tattooing. Red is used to indicate a healing role within society. It was also chosen to assure there would no misunderstandings with other tribes and to separate ourselves.

Chin tattoos and other facial tattooing has died off significantly within the Soviet Union due to the forced assimilation and the liquidation of people. A lot of people were forced to lose their culture and those reconnecting are tying to preserve what's left.

I am honored to share my Indigenous lineage and to put our Natives on the map. I do not regret getting into activism. I do not regret reconnecting and continuing what is right. I will continue to be a voice for my people and my family. We will not be silent. We are still here. 

[saltloveheroin]

again this resident of Tatarstan is evil..

[postcard-from-the-past]

Tatar mullahs from Volzhskiy, Volgograd region, Russia

Russian vintage postcard