Forest Nenets Children

Information on The Forest Nenets

Stella Piak, A Forest Nenets girl, peers through the mosquito net at the entrance to her family's tent. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Two Forest Nenets girls playing with a toboggan at a winter camp in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia.

Boris Piak, a Forest Nenets, travelling by boat with his son on the Chibatchka River. Purovsky, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Dima Piak, a Forest Nenets boy, with his bow and arrow out hunting birds in the summer. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A young Forest Nenet girl in traditional dress. Numto, Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000

Two Forest Nenets girls peer out of her family's tent at a winter camp in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia.

Forest Nenets children playing outside at a winter camp in the Purovsky Region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Two Forest Nenets girls playing with a toboggan at a winter camp in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia.

A shy Forest Nenets girl at a winter camp in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia.

A Forest Nenets boy sits on a boat at a fish trap on the Ivoseda River. Purovsky, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Forest Nenets boys playing a traditional trial of strength game. Purovky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Dima Piak, a Forest Nenets boy, with his bow and arrow out hunting birds in the summer. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Fyodor Piak, a Forest Nenets boy, with his bow and arrow out hunting birds in the summer. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Otto Yaptik (sitting) and Nyndma Khudi, Nenets men, leave camp with two children by reindeer sled to collect wood from the forest. Yamal. Siberia. Russia

Galya, a Forest Nenets girl, at the entrance of her family's reindeer skin tent at their winter camp. Purovsky region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Irina, a young Forest Nenets woman, is watched by her daughter as she makes bannock. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A young Forest Nenets girl. The tufts of reindeer fur on her hood are from the ears of the reindeer she owns. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Meritaynya Khudi, a Nenets woman, drives a caravan of reindeer sleds through a forest at the start of the Spring migration. Yamal, Siberia.

Vikka Piak, a 15 year old Forest Nenets girl, rests on her sled during a reindeer drive.Khanty Mansiysk. Russia. 2000

Vikka Piak, a Forest Nenet girl, harnesses one of her reindeer.Numto, Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia, Russia. 2000

A Forest Nenets girl peers out of her family's tent at a winter camp in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia.

Galla, a Forest Nenets girl, stands next to a slaughtered reindeer's head at a winter camp in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia.

At an indigenous peoples festival, a young Forest Nenets girl attaches a ribbon to a sacred tree and makes a wish. Tarko-Sale, Purovsky, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Stella Piak, A Forest Nenets girl, peers through the mosquito net at the entrance to her family's tent. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Stella Piak, A Forest Nenets girl, peers through the mosquito net at the entrance to her family's tent. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Stella Piak, A Forest Nenets girl, peers through the mosquito net at the entrance to her family's tent. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A Forest Nenets girl holds a freshly made loaf of bannock at a Forest Nenets summer camp. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

Vikka Piak, a 15 year old Forest Nenets girl, rests on a sled in Khanty Mansiysk, Siberia,Russia.

Vikka Piak, a 15 year old Forest Nenets girl, feeds fish to a draught reindeer. Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 2000

Vikka Piak, a 15 year old Forest Nenets girl, rests on her sled during a reindeer drive.Khanty Mansiysk. Russia. 2000

Vikka Piak, a 15 year old Forest Nenets girl, travelling by reindeer sled in Khanty Mansiysk. Russia. 2000

Herders take a break during a journey by reindeer sled in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia, Russia. 2000

Vikka Piak, a 15 year old Forest Nenets girl carries firewood to a tent. Khanty Mansiysk, Siberia, Russia. 2000

Vikka Piak, a Forest Nenets girl, stitches a reindeer's wound. Khanty-Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000

A Nenets girl, blows on a reindeer's wound to warm the skin before stitching it. Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. 2000

Vikka Piak, a Forest Nenets girl, during a reindeer drive in Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000