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Flashcards by elenamaymartin, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by elenamaymartin
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| Question | Answer |
| Which tribe is our 'Adapting to Extreme Environments' case study? | The Nenets |
| Where are the Nenets from? | The Yamal Peninsula in Siberia, Russia |
| How many reindeer do the Nenets herd? | 300,000 reindeer |
| How many Nenets are there? | 10,000 |
| How are the Nenets generally paid now? | By working for the Soviet agricultural system with fixed contracts and salaries |
| Do the women and children migrate with the men? | Yes, they move as a unit |
| What are reindeer used for? | food, shelter, clothing, transport, spiritual fulfillment and means of socializing |
| What distance does migration cover? | 1,100 kilometers |
| How do the reindeer move? | Single file in lines up to 8km long |
| When are the reindeer slaughtered? | On the winter migration South past Yar-Sale |
| Who makes the traditional clothing? | the Women of the tribe |
| What is a Malitsa? | Traditional warm coats made out of 4 reindeer skins |
| How cold does it get? | down to -50 degrees C |
| The extra coat is known as a... | Gus |
| What do they live in while migrating? | a hut known as a Chum |
| What are the Chums made out of? | Long wooden poles covered in reindeer skins |
| How often do they move base while migrating? | every other day |
| What do some tribes get most of their income from? | selling meat and fish |
| How do they catch fish in winter? | with a large net set though a hole in the ice |
| Why do they not use snares and traps any more? | There is no market for polar fox |
| Do they carry guns? | Normally one gun per herd |
| How are the children educated? | They often go boarding schools then choose whether they want to stay in town or return to the herd |
| What language do they speak? | Each tribe has its own Tubdra-Nenet dialect but all those under 50 will speak Russian |
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