Reindeer Breeding

Information on The Forest Nenets

At their winter pastures, Leova Serotetto, drives his family's draught reindeer through the forest using a snowmobile. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Forest Nenets men prepare to set a fishing net under the ice on a frozen river in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia.

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

Victor Piak, a Forest Nenets man, wearing traditional reindeer skin clothing. Purovsky Region, Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Kaduni, a Forest Nenets grandmother, cooking fish (roach) while her daughter-in-law Irina fries bannock, over a camp fire in the summer. 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

Draught reindeer at a Nenets herders winter camp. Yamal, Siberia, Russia. 1993

Reindeer skins hanging up to dry outside at a Nenets family's winter camp on the edge of a forest. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Raisa Serotetto, a Nenets woman, feeds bread to some of her tame reindeer at her family's winter camp. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Raisa Serotetto, a Nenets woman, feeds bread to some of her tame draught Reindeer at her family's winter camp. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A Forest Nenets man prepares to set a fishing net under the ice on a frozen river in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia.

Kaduney, a Forest Nenets woman beats snow of her tent at a winter reindeer herders' camp in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Reindeer at their winter pastures in the forest. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Forest Nenets men about to set a fish trap on a frozen river in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia.

Alexei Piak, a Forest Nenets reindeer herder, feeds frozen fish to some of the reindeer at his winter camp in the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

A Forest Nenets man returning to his winter camp by reindeer sled. Purovsky region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Langu Piak, a Forest Nenets herder, checks his reindeer skin clothing airing at a winter camp in the Purovsky Region of the Yamal. Western Siberia.

Langu Piak, a Forest Nenets herder, repairs one of his sleds at his winter camp. Purovsky region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia.

A Forest Nenets man holding a reindeer skin he is in the process of tanning. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Kaduni, a Forest Nenets grandmother, cleaning fish (roach) at her summer camp. 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.

A Forest Nenets summer camp at the edge of a lake in a forest. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia

A reindeer wanders amongst trees in Boreal Forest at their winter pastures. Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Forest Nenets reindeer herders travelling on the frozen Layvaya Hetta River in Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000

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

Tundra Nenets women sawing firewood at their camp in Khanty-Mansiysk. Western Siberia, Russia. 2000

Vassilly Piak, the Forest Nenets man who led the group that collected the reindeer herd. Khanty Mansiysk, Russia. 2000

Khanty & Forest Nenets herders gather draft reindeer in a corral. Khanty Mansisyk, W. Siberia, Russia. 2000

A group of Khanty & Forest Nenets herders on a reindeeer drive in Khanty Mansiysk, W. Siberia, Russia. 2000

Khanty & Forest Nenet reindeer herders working at a corral. Khanty Mansiysk, Western Siberia, Russia. 2000

Draught reindeer graze around a Nenets herders'camp on the Spring migration. Yamal. Siberia. Russia.