Family Groups

Information on The Tundra Nenets

Portrait of Nitu, an elderly Nenets woman, at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

Mariana Nyerkungy, a young Nenets woman, with her 14 month old son, Savely, at a reindeer herders' camp, Yamal Peninsula, NW Siberia, Russia

Paedavyaku, a Nenets boy, leads two draught reindeer near his family's winter camp in the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Kaduni, a Forest Nenets grandmother, cleaning fish (roach) at her summer camp. Purovsky Region, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Ilko, a Nenets boy, leans over a corral fence while helping his family work with their reindeer.Yamal Peninsula, W.Siberia, Russia

Valera Serotetto, a Nenets boy, practises throwing his lasso. Yamal, W. Siberia, Russia

Inside their tent at a Nenets fishing camp on the River Taz, Elena Nerkakhy, her husband Alexey & their grandson, Misha, watch TV while they work. They also have a deep freeze inside their tent. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Nikolai, a Nenets fisherman, peers out of the entrance to his family's tent, while camped on the deck of an old barge that will take them to a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.

Pieces of bracket fungus from birch trees which will be burnt and the ash mixed with chewing tobacco to give it an extra kick. It is mainly used by Nenets elders, particularly women. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

A Nenets family put up their tent at a fishing camp on the River Taz. Tazovsky Region, Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

'Papa' Serotetto, an elderly Nenets reindeer herder, walking near his winter camp. Yamal, Northwest Siberia, Russia

Vitally Yaptunay, a young Nenets boy, wearing a traditional Malitsa (hooded reindeer skin coat). Gyda, Tazovsky region, Yamal, Siberia, Russia

Daniel Yaptunay,a Nenets reindeer herder, places a pale reindeer skin on the ground close to the herd. The pale skin attract warble flies which he then kills when they land on the fur. Warble flies are a major parasite of reindeer. Gyda, Tazovsky region, Yamal, Siberia, Russia

Yaptaly Yando, an elderly Nenets man. Yuribey River, Gyda, Tazovsky region, Yamal, Siberia, Russia

Elderly Nenets couple, Sergey Serotetto and his wife Galla, standing outside their tent at a reindeer herders' camp. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

At a Nenets reindeer herders' camp, women & children members of the Serotetto family pose outside their reindeer skin tent. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia

At the start of the school year, Sofia Oktetto drives her son by reindeer sled to a trading post where he will catch the school bus. Yamal Peninsula, NW Siberia, Russia

A young Nenets boy playing with a balloon at the reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A young Nenets boy holding a balloon at the reindeer herders' festival in Nadym. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Yevdekiya Taibery, an elderly Nenets woman, sewing a pair of reindeer skin boots inside her family's tent at their winter camp. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Ivan Taibery and his wife Yevdekiya, an elderly Nenets couple, inside their reindeer skin tent at a winter camp. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Yevdekiya Taibery, an elderly Nenets woman, emerges from her family's tent at a winter camp. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Yevdekiya Taibery, an elderly Nenets woman, takes snow from a sled to melt for water inside her family's reindeer skin tent. Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Sveta, a Nenets woman, with her son Timophey & daughter Yuia, at their winter camp on the tundra near Tambey. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia

Nyaka, an elderly Nenets woman, tends the stove inside her family's reindeer skin tent.Tambey tundra, Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.

Emma Vanuito, a Nenets woman, dresses her daughter, Nenya, in traditional warm fur clothing so she can go outside and play in the cold. Tambey. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.

At their winter camp, Emma Vanuito, a Nenets woman, holds her daughter, Nenya. Tambey. Yamal Peninsula, Western Siberia, Russia.

Pappas Serotetto, an elderly Nenets man, sitting on his sled, surrounded by reindeer. Yamal, Siberia, Russia.

Inside a reindeer skin tent a Anastasia Pulka, a Nenets woman, comforts her baby daughter, Elvira. Yamal, Siberia, Russia

Paedavyaku, a Nenets boy, drives a reindeer sled near his family's winter camp in the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Paedavyaku, a Nenets boy, holds a draught reindeer at his family's winter camp in the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Elderly Nenets man at a reindeer herders festival in the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Portrait of Langu, an elderly Forest Nenets man from the Purovsky region of the Yamal. Western Siberia, Russia

Winter street scene in the Nenets village of Nahodka. Gydan Peninsula, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

A Nenets boy practices the traditional sport of jumping over sleds in the school gym at the village of Salemal. Yamal, NW Siberia, Russia.

A Nenets boy practices a traditional sport of throwing a lasso with his foot.Yamal, W.Siberia,Russia

Elderly Nenets woman with her grandson during the spring migration. Yamal, Siberia, Russia. 1993

A Nenets boy helps serve lunch in the boarding school cafeteria in Panaevsk. Yamal, W. Siberia, Russia.

A Nenets boy with two reindeer calves at a herders camp on the Yamal peninsula. Western Siberia, Russia.

Ilko, a Nenets boy coils up his lassoo while helping round up reindeer at a herders' camp on the Yamal Peninsula, W.Siberia, Russia

Sergey Serotetto, a Nenets man plays with his daughter, Neseynya, at a meal break during the Spring migration. Yamal. Siberia. Russia. 1993

Nenets boy watches his mother chop wood at winter camp. Yamal. Siberia. Russia. 1993

Nenets family, Grandfather, son & grand daughter at herders' winter camp. Yamal. Siberia. Russia.