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World Reindeer Herders Address to UN Permanent Forum, New York

Philip Burgess — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:09:59 +0000

World Reindeer Herders Congress – 6 Photo Galleries Now on Reindeer Portal!

Philip Burgess — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:08:04 +0000

(Pic: ICR/ Johan Mathis Gaup) The 4th World Reindeer Herders Congress wrapped up on Friday April 4th with the delegates from Russia leaving the Thon hotel early Saturday morning at the start of which for many is a long trip home. Vassily Serotteto, a Nenets herder from the Yamal peninsula described the journey,

“First we drive to Murmansk, theny we fly to Moscow the next day. After that there is a flight to Salekhard and then Nyadma (Khudi, another Nenets herders) and I will find a helictopter that will take us back to our reindeer and families. It will take about 3-4 days.”

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World Reindeer Herders Congress – More Pictures from Day 2 & 3

Philip Burgess — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:07:50 +0000

Photos and stories from Day 2 and Day 3 of the World Reindeer Herders Congress are now posted on the Reindeer Portal.

The professional day was followed by a visit to a Sami herd north from Kautokeino / Guovdageaidnu where delegates tested snowmobiles, observed Sami slaughtering techniques and saw a test run of a new mobile slaughter house.

World Reindeer Herders COngress – Day One Photos..

Philip Burgess — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:11:44 +0000

(Pic: Johan Mathis Gaup) The largest international gathering of reindeer herders in the world got underway today in grand style. VIP’s arrived by reindeer taxi from the Thon Hotel and were treated to all kinds of local foods and an extensive display of handicrafts from around the world of reindeer husbandry.

Dignitaries that included Elisabeth Walaas, the Norwegian Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, President of the Sami Parliament in Norway, Egil Olli, the State Secretary for Sami Affairs, Raimo Valle among others. Hundreds of people from across all the regions of the Sami area, reinder herders from Yamal Nenets, Taimyr, Buryatia, Sakha Yakutia, Chukotka, Mongolia, China and even representatives of reindeer husbandry in Scotland converged on the sports hall in Kautokeino.

Photos, more on the Reindeer Portal

World’s Largest Gathering of Reindeer Herders in Norway

Philip Burgess — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:27:05 +0000

The last minute preparations for the largest gathering of reindeer herders in the world are now underway. The Association of World Reindeer Herders is holding its 4 yearly congress in Kautokeino / Guovdageaidnu in the heart of the Sami reindeer herding region. Most reindeer herding delegates will arrive on Sunday, March 29 and are hailing from Norway, Sweden, Finland, several regions in Russia, Mongolia and China.

There will be a week of exciting activities including science, spectacle and traditional knowledge with local reindeer herders portraying resilience through art, yoik, performance and of course reindeer herding.

The whole village is involved and the event concides with the largest social events of the Sami year, the Sami Film Festival and the Easter Festival. Over 300 people are expected to participate and the whole event will take place between the Baketharji sport hall, the Thon hotel, Bulet Eco siida and Boddu.com, the festival bar.

Preparation photographs are here

You can now download the Professional Day programme on the Reindeer Portal

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WRH/ICR Presents at Arctic Council and more

Philip Burgess — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:23:31 +0000

Anders Oskal, World Reindeer Herders Assocation and Director of the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry made a brief presentation to the Senior Arctic Officials in Tromso today, as the SDWG gave a progress report to the SAO’s. All senior Arctic officials were present, including several new observers to the Council including China and Italy. In the morning, Anders Oskal took the opportunity to meet with State Secretary Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt to whom he presented an IP-IPY calender and a copy of Sophus Tromholdt’s book. In the afternoon, EALAT team member Dr. Monica Sundset gave Oskal, Burgess and WRH President Dmitry Khorolia a tour of the Arctic Institute for Arctic Biology at the University of Tromso.

Arctic Council SDWG endorsement for EALAT.

Philip Burgess — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:22:48 +0000

The Arctic Council SDWG endorsed the EALAT project as an offical Arctic Council project today in Tromso. ICR Director Anders Oskal introduced the audience to the information and outreach portions of the EALAT project with a presentation. World Reindeer Herders President Dmitry Khorolia also made a follow up presentation accompanied by a short ICR film made from the recent EALAT workshop in Nadym. Positive comments about the project were made by Sweden, Norway and Canada. ICC and AAC also welcomed a project that was so clearly an initiative of indigenous peoples themselves.