Where Home Cooking Gets the Cold Shoulder.. (Washington Post)
The following article appareared in the Washington Post and was by Andreas Viestand. He was accompanied on his trip by International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry Director Anders Oskal and World Reindeer Herders Association President Dmitry Khorolia arranged the visit to the tundra. SCHUCH’YE, Western Siberia — Of all the cowboy towns in this part of Siberia, this [...]
Posted: June 2nd, 2008 under Food Culture, Yamal.
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Reindeer Carpaccio..
(Photo: Mette Randem) International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry Director Anders Oskal accompanied Lars Kullerud (University of the Arctic) and Dagbladet journalist Andreas Viestad and photographer Mette Randem to Salekhard, the capital of the Yamal Nenets Autonomous Okrug. One outcome was the below article on Nenets, reindeer husbandry and food. See below for a Reindeer inspired [...]
Posted: May 7th, 2008 under Reindeer.
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ICR Interviewed by NRK Sami Radio on Nenets, Reindeer and Oil and Gas
ICR Director Anders Oskal was interviewed by NRK Sami Radio on January 29th about the impacts of oil and gas development on Nenets reindeer husbandry. Oskal pointed out that there were a great many actors on the scene, some of whom are not willing to negotiate with reindeer herders.
Oskal also said that on his recent visits [...]
Posted: January 31st, 2008 under ICR activities, Reindeer, Russia, oil and gas.
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‘Final countdown for reindeer on Russian Tundra’ (Helsingin Sanomat)
The english edition of the national Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat carried an article by Kirsikka Moring on the impact of the oil and gas industry on reindeer husbandry. The journalist attended the ENSINOR seminar in Rovaniemi, December 2007. You can read a more nuanced summary of that seminar on the Reindeer Portal.
Posted: January 30th, 2008 under Reindeer, Reindeer Herders, Russia.
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