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
25 лет назад, 2 марта 1997 года, в городе Надыме Ямало-Ненецкого автономного округа состоялся первый Всемирный конгресс оленеводов. Оленевод саами из города Каутокейно Норвегии, Йохан Матис Тури, был избран первым президентом Ассоциации «Оленеводы Мира» и много лет проработал на благо Ассоциации.
January 24, 2022
March 2nd 1997 in Nadym Yamal Nenets AO in Russia - 25 years ago - the first Congress of Association of World Reindeer Herders (WRH) was hold, and Saami reindeer herder Johan Mathis Turi was elected as WRHs first president and for many years contributed into the work of the Association, making cooperation between reindeer herding peoples
January 24, 2022
Check out "Our Arctic Presence", a podcast series created by Indigenous Youth from throughout the circumpolar north in celebration of 25 years of the Arctic Council.
January 14, 2022
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