reindeer herding
Sámi traditional livelihood
Reindeer herding is the practice of managing semi-domesticated reindeer for meat, hides, and transport, traditionally by indigenous peoples of Arctic and sub-Arctic regions including the Sámi of Scandinavia and various Siberian groups.
The animals migrate seasonally, and herders follow them across vast distances: Her family has practiced reindeer herding for generations.
- LaplandArctic northern Europe region
- sledsRunner-based snow vehicles
- lichenSymbiotic rock dweller
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- migration routesPaths animals travel seasonally
corrals · seasonal cycles · nomadism · ancestral knowledge · earmarking · duodji · Arctic Circle · herd dynamics · meat processing · leather crafts · antlers · GPS tracking · Siberia · grazing lands · winter pastures · taiga · snowmobile · indigenous
reindeer herdingtrophy hunting
Killing wildlife for souvenirs
poaching · big game hunting · hunting and gathering · predation · whaling
reindeer herdingurban living
Residing in a city
factory farming · industrial agriculture · industrial manufacturing · factory work · crop farming