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
The RHR project team, consisting of Kathrine Ivsett Johnsen, Johan Mathis Turi, Issat Turi together with the Dukha youth representative Khongorzul Mungunshagai, is currently in Tsagaannuur. They traveled to Tsagaannuur to carry out fieldwork for the project.
March 7, 2025
Yesterday, on March 6, the RHR project team visited the Western Taiga, where they met with Erdenekhuyag Bayar and Unursaikhan Gorshi.
March 7, 2025
Rašša Project: Governing, producing, and negotiating reindeer landscapes – towards fair and sustainable use of land
February 5, 2025
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