He is partly noted for his work concerning the folk music of the Mari people.

Russian fortress was built here in 1584 to suppress recalcitrant Mari people.

Mari people were generally dis-empowered by these changes.

The Marla faith of the Mari people has encountered hostility as well.

The Mari people live in an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation.

I believe this is the first time that the name of the Mari people has been mentioned in the European Parliament.

The Oblast is largely populated by the Mari people.

One hypothesis describes the Merya as western branch of the Mari people rather than a separate tribe.

There are also Chuvash people, Mari people and other ethnic minorities living in the district.

The tumyr is a type of drum played by the Vola-Finnic Mari people.

The Finno-Ugric Mari people are currently suffering severe discrimination.

As commerce along the Volga developed, a town gradually grew around the fortress, but the region remained largely populated by the Mari people.

In 1913, the Finnic Mari people of the Volga region were observed to practice a horse sacrifice.

Though the Mari people have lived in the area for millennia, they did not have a designated territory before the Russian Revolution of 1917.

Like the Armenians, the Chechens and many others, the Mari people have fought for years to retain their identity and independence.

A considerable number of MEPs have signed an appeal in support of the cultural rights of Mari people.

The Cheremis (Mari people) of Russia employ ditonic scales in children's songs, generally with the two notes a minor third apart.

Mari music is the music of the Volga-Finnic Mari people of Russia.

Thirdly, toward the Mari people to reassure them that the European public is attentively monitoring their hardships, and is ready to support their cause.

The Mari people find it difficult to receive education in their own language, as Mari schools have been closed and there are not enough schools or universities.

In the Middle Ages, it had a central position in the land of Mari and served as the capital of the Mari people.

Shuvyr (Mari people), North Circassians)

Ethnic Russians kept control of the area, and the Russification of the Chuvash and Mari peoples intensified.

It is thought that the territory of Volga Bulgaria was originally settled by Finno-Ugric peoples, including Mari people.

The river originates in the coniferous forests of Kirov Oblast where the area is thinly populated by the Russians and Mari people.