ABSTRACT Article E.V. Fadeyeva "Transformation of female characters in traditional beliefs and folklore of indigenous peoples of the Lower Amur" analyzes the ambiguity of the female characters in traditional beliefs and folklore of indigenous peoples of the Lower Amur (from housewives to various elements harmful beings). The transformation of the female image in religion and oral folklore allows people to trace the genesis of the tribal community of the maternal clan to his father. Keywords: traditional beliefs, folklore, female characters, maternal race, indigenous ethnic groups.