Reindeer skins and dog teams at Lorino Eskimo village, Chukchi Peinsula, Russian Far East, Russia, Asia

These reindeer peoples' entire existence is based around their herds of reindeer, which provide milk, skins for clothes, horn for carving and medicine, transport and occasionally, meat. the tsaatan are part of the tuvan ethnic group, which inhabits the tuvan republic of russia. there are only about 200 tsaatan in total, spread over 100,000 sq km of northern mongolia. they are nomadic, often moving their small encampments every three to four weeks, searching for special types of grass and moss loved by the reindeer. the tsaatan are strong practitioners of shamanism. west taiga, northern mongolia

Local Inuit man, in freezer house. Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Nunavik, Canada, North America .Everything from Arctic Char (fish) to Reindeer, Polarbear and whale meat is stored in the freezer house, in which certain town members can access and store hunted foods and skins.

Local inuit man, in freezer house pointing to Polar Bear skins. Kangiqsujuaq, Quebec, Nunavik, Canada, North America .Everything from Arctic Char (fish) to Reindeer, Polarbear and whale meat is stored in the freezer house, in which certain town members can access and store hunted foods and skins. Polar bears often come into the local communities, if one is a persistent threat, they will kill it. Individuals can also hunt polar bears on quota.

Dog sleds covered in reindeer hides in Saariselka, Northern Finland, Finland, Scandinavia, Europe

Traditional furry S?mi handmade shoes. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Traditional S?mi arts and crafts. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Traditional S?mi arts and crafts. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Traditional furry S?mi handmade shoes. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Traditional S?mi arts and crafts. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Traditional S?mi arts and crafts. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Traditional furry S?mi handmade shoes. Inside the home of Tuula Airamo, a S?mi descendant, and Reindeer farmer, by Muttus Lake. Inari, Lapland, Finland

Reindeer skins on a wooden wall

Polok, a sleeping area in a Yaranga, the tent of the reindeer nomads, laid out with reindeer skins, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Siberia, Russia