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Reindeer herding in this area is believed to have begun around the start of the Common Era by the ancestors of the Evens. Around this time, the ancient Tungus people had come into contact with the Mongols and Turks who introduced them to horses and horse breeding culture.
The Tuvans were mainly semi-nomadic livestock herders. They raised sheep, goats, camels, horses, reindeer, cattle, and yaks. Today, some Tuvans still retain their semi-nomadic way of life. The mobile dwellings of the Tuvans were usually circular yurts used in the steppes or conical hide tents when they were near or inside a forest.
Reindeer herding is conducted by individuals within some kind of cooperation, in forms such as families, districts, Sámi and Yakut villages and sovkhozy (collective farms). A person who conducts reindeer herding is called a reindeer herder and approximately 100,000 people [2] are engaged in reindeer herding today around the circumpolar North.
Reindeer Herders Day is a daylong celebration of the animals and the local culture. The activities include races and craftspeople selling their goods. Russia's arctic celebrates Reindeer Herders Day
The Taimyr reindeer herd, a migrating tundra reindeer (R.t. sibiricus), is the largest reindeer herd in the world. [ 15 ] [ 17 ] In the 1950s there were 110,000. [ 15 ] In 2000 the herd increased to 1,000,000 but by 2006, there were 700,000 animals, [ 15 ] [ 17 ] and 600,000 by 2016. [ 18 ]
Instead they have been selected primarily for reindeer herding ability, originally by the Nenets people, and later by reindeer herders through Russia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Nenets herding laika are thought to be the progenitor of several modern breeds, the most well-documented being the Samoyed . [ 1 ]
The reindeer is called caribou in North America but retains the name reindeer across Europe and Asia. However, when caribou are domesticated in North America, they are referred to as reindeer.
And in Europe, reindeer herding existed up to 3,000 years ago, or more. People have long used reindeer and caribou for meat, as well as clothing, blankets, and tents. Parts of these animals even ...