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
ICR together with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, featuring the GEF-funded UNEP project Reindeer Herding and Resilience organized a side event on Land Fragmentation and Indigenous Resilience in New York
April 24, 2025
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
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