Chukotka

Information on The Chukchi

A carving of a Bowhead whale being attacked by killer whales made from walrus ivory. Chukotka, Russian Far East

Chukchi reindeer herder, Vanya Votgyrgin, walks amongst the reindeer herd with his lasso during the Chukchi 'Festival of the Young Reindeer.' Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

After waking up in the morning, Yaroslava Votgyrgina, a Chukchi girl, sticks her head out of the polog (sleeping area) in a Yaranga (tent) at a reindeer herders' summer camp. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia

Yupik Eskimo hunters travelling by snowmobile in New Chaplino village. Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2010

Afternoon sunshine at a Chukchi reindeer herders' winter camp on the tundra. Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Russia. 2010

Walrus at a haul out on the coast of Chukotka. Russian Far East

Grisha Rahtyn, a Chukchi reindeer herder, prepares to make fire with a bow drill & traditional fire making device during a ritual. Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2010

View of tundra and hills near the village of New Chaplino. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East

Hills and tundra near Provideniya. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East

Fyina, an elder from the native Yupik Eskimo village of New Chaplino. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

Ida Gyuna, a Chukchi woman from Sireniki. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Maxim Antipin, the deputy director of Science for the Beringia National Park, flying a drone for his research. Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

Artiom Yakovlev & his son Vladimir, bathing in a pool of + 40C water at the hot springs in the Gylmemyel River valley. Senyavinsky Strait. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

A hunting camp at Inuqpuq used mainly by men from the Yupik Eskimo village of New Chaplino. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

An open boat in calm sea of Ramulet Bay. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region of Chukotka. Russian Far East

At the end of the Chukchi Festival of Young Reindeer', Rita Votgyrgina, stands by the burial mound (Melgynvyn), where the powdered bones of sacrificed reindeer are buried, close to the family's Yaranga (tent). Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia

Yaroslava Votgyrgina, a 5 year old Chukchi girl watches the proceedings of the Chukchi 'Festival of the Young Reindeer,' at a herders' camp. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

At dawn the reindeer are brought to the camp and the Chukchi 'Festival of the Young Reindeer' begins. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

At the beginning of the Chukchi 'Festival of the Young Reindeer,' at 3am, Tamara, uses a bunch of dried Arctic Bell Heather to start a ritual fire. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

Arctic Char and Grayling hanging up in a Chukchi Yaranga (traditional tent) to dry at a reindeer herders' camp. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia

A Chukchi Yaranga (traditional tent) surrounded by tundra in autumn colour at a reindeer herder's camp. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia.

Reindeer meat & fat being dried in a Yaranga (tent). This traditional Chukchi food is being prepared for a reindeer herders' festival and is used in rituals. Iultinsky District, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia

Zhenya Stoyanova, a Chukchi woman, removes a Chum salmon from her fishing net in Anadyr Bay. Anadyr, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia

The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in the town of Anadyr is the largest wooden cathedral in the World. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2010

Yupik Eskimo hunters using an inflatable boat to retrieve seals they have shot at the floe edge in Tkachen Bay. Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2010

Grisha Rahtyn, a Chukchi reindeer herder, erecting the frame of a Yaranga (traditional tent). Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2010

A reindeer herd at a Chukchi herders' winter camp on the tundra. Chukotskiy Peninsula. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2010

A herd of reindeer being driven across tundra near their winter pastures on the Chukotskiy Peninsula. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2010

Street in the native Chukchi village of Neshkan. Chukotkskiy Peninsula. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2010

Natasha Nomro, a Chukchi woman, scraping snow from the top of her reindeer skin Yaranga at a herders' winter camp on the tundra. Chukotskiy Peninsula, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2010

Snow covered coastline near Cape Dezhnev reflects the low autumn sunshine. Dezhnovka, Uelen, Chukotka, Russia. 2004

Sled dogs tethered to an old truck in Uelen. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2004

Ritual ladle handle carved from walrus ivory (circa 1000 B.C.-1000.A.D.) Bering Strait, Chukotka, Russia. 2002

Engraved walrus tusk 'Legend of the Giant Logolin' (1976) by Emkul. Uelen, Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002

Geora Eymetitin, a Chukchi, drives his dog team by a pressure ridge near Cape Dezhnev.Chukotka, Siberia. 2002

A meandering river with wooded banks cuts across a plain near the Ush Urekchen Mountains. Chukotka. Siberia. 1994

Tourists relaxing in the Senyarinskiya Hot Springs in a river valley. Chukotka. Siberia. Russia. 1997