Welcome to the world of reindeer husbandry. A project of the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry and the Association of World Reindeer Herders (Assn WRH). This site will take you on a circum-Arctic tour of reindeer and people, a connection that is strong, ancient and profound. From the New World reindeer herding in Alaska, all the way around Eurasia, Mongolia and northern China, the world of Reindeer husbandry encompasses a wide diversity of peoples, languages, landscapes and cultures.
However, the livelihood is in essence, practiced in remarkably similar ways, speaking to a bond between people and reindeer that holds much wisdom about how to survive and thrive in some of the most inhospitable places on Earth. Need a beginners guide to reindeer husbandry? Start Here
Congratulations to Sámi reindeer herder Anni Maaret Magga-Eira, who defended her phd thesis on April 10, 2025 in Guovdageaidnu as Sámi Allaskuvla. “The land is different when you have lived there”. Socio- onomastics study of reindeer herders’ toponymic competence in Lákkonjárga orohat Njulloslákkuid siida and Sállevári bálggus.
April 11, 2025
Land Fragmentation and Indigenous Resilience: Challenges and Solutions for Implementing UNDRIP
Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
April 11, 2025
ICR workshop: Bridging the Worlds The Power of Knowledge Co-production was held in the framework of the Arctic Science Summit week in Colorado orginized by GEF funded UNEP project Reindeer Herding and Resilience at International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry.
March 28, 2025
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