Reindeer People

For thousands of years, reindeer herders have roamed the taiga of northern Mongolia. The herders, known as the Tsaschin, or Dukha, rely on their animals for transportation, and for the staples of their diet: milk, cheese, yogurt and dried milk curds. But disease and inbreeding have reduced the herds from more than 2,000 in the 1970s to less than one-third of that today. And that, in turn, has threatened the Tsachins way of life.

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[InnateReality]

Thank you for uploading this video.

In your description I see that you did not include reindeer meat as a staple of their diet. Is there a reason you chose to exclude this?

[MegaJaMs]

They seem like Even, but with some Mongolian clothes. I'm not sure, but the Even people are known for their robust reindeer they can ride on. Maybe the similarity is just a coincidence?

[jimmy59ca]

what language do these people speak, are they related to innuit people, Jim