Reindeer People
Friday, December 16, 2005
During the winter, the Eveny people of northeast Siberia live in the coldest inhabited region of the globe. They’re able to survive thanks to reindeer—for meat, fur, and transportation. Anthropologist Piers Vitebsky is the first westerner to live with these Siberian reindeer people since the Russian revolution. He describes their unique existence in his latest book, The Reindeer People: Living with Animals and Spirits in Siberia.
» Read an excerpt of The Reindeer People in the Reading Room
Music: Sea Power by Michael Whalen: Tracks 5 and 11
» Read an excerpt of The Reindeer People in the Reading Room
Music: Sea Power by Michael Whalen: Tracks 5 and 11
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