Real-life reindeer games
An annual festival honors an ancient trade, a nomadic tribe, and a sacred animal
A herder works with reindeer at a campground in Nenets Autonomous Area, in northern Russia.
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A reindeer breeder races in a competition in Lovozero settlement, Russia.
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The son of a local herder throws a lasso in Nenets Autonomous Area.
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A Nenets woman rides in a sleigh in the tundra after the Reindeer Herder's Day in Nadym, Russia.
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Nenets children attend the Reindeer Herder's Day holiday in Nadym.
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A Nenets man rides a reindeer sledge during a competition to mark Reindeer Day.
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Crafts made from reindeer fur, as well as fish, are for sale in the Nenets Autonomous Area.
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A herder sits on a reindeer sleigh in Nadym.
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A Nenets woman walks by chums, the temporary huts erected during their journeys, in Nadym.
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Herders work with reindeer at a campground northeast of Naryan-Mar, Russia.
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