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North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Arthum Khantazeski, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, watches – and sometimes directs – the herd movement as cows begin to calve. The group’s objective is to keep them in one place during this crucial period, before mosquitoes force both people and caribou to move to higher ground in nearby mountains.

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© Gordon Wiltsie
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5200x3481 / 4.9MB
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Keywords
Arctic Circle, Asia, HERDING, Komi, Komi culture, People + Culture, Polar Regions, Rangifer tarandus, Russia, Taiga, animals, arctic, clouds, cold, herders, lichen, nomadism, nomads, reindeer, reindeer herding, reindeer lichen, reindeer moss, snow, struggle, survival, taiga forest, traditional clothing, tundra, work, world cultures
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People + Culture, RUe 5, Russia - Komi reindeer herders, RUe, World Cultures, Komi Reindeer Herders, Arctic
North of the Arctic Circle in Russia, Arthum Khantazeski, a nomadic Komi reindeer herder, watches – and sometimes directs – the herd movement as cows begin to calve.  The group’s objective is to keep them in one place during this crucial period, before mosquitoes force both people and caribou to move to higher ground in nearby mountains.