The Tundra Tale - Powerful Nature Documentary on the Sami Reindeer Herders of the Russian Tundra

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Join us on a journey to the remote Arctic fringes of Europe, where the indigenous Sami people of the village of Krasnoschchelye on Russia’s Kola Peninsula live their ancient tradition of reindeer herding in a land of endless snow, fierce winds and timeless tundra. In this striking documentary by director René Harder, we meet Alexandra (“Sascha”), a young Sami mother and activist, who fights for her people’s survival and cultural identity as large-scale mining and industrial interests encroach on the last grazing lands still held by her community. Featuring breathtaking cinematography through the frozen wilderness, intimate portraits of day-to-day life and an unvarnished look at a culture at risk of disappearing, this film is a testament to resilience, connection to nature and the power of indigenous voices. We invite you to watch, reflect – and share in the conversation about how modern-day extractive economies affect not just the environment, but people whose identity, livelihood and heritage depend on the land. ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00:00 - Introduction ▷ 0:03:08 - The Sami parliament meets to discuss the reindeer farming crisis ▷ 0:05:00 - Krasnochelye, an isolated village in the Russian tundra, relies on reindeer farming ▷ 0:09:53 - Industrial projects on the tundra puts reindeer farming at risk ▷ 0:17:00 - Isolated, but living with nature ▷ 0:24:40 - The Sami people's culture ▷ 0:29:00 - The founding of the Sami parliament ▷ 0:37:08 - Reindeer farming ▷ 0:45:25 - Dealing with large international companies working on the Kola Peninsula ▷ 0:52:48 - The herders ▷ 1:01:28 - Community spirit and the herders festival ▷ 1:14:00 - The future of the local Sami and their land ▷ 1:20:50 - Credits #TheTundraTale #Sami #IndigenousRights #ReindeerHerding #ArcticDocumentary #CulturalSurvival #tundra ------- Subscribe to wocomoHUMANITY: https://goo.gl/5Sp36B Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- © 2013, Licensed by Lichtblick Film ------- Documentaries about people and cultures from around the globe: wocomoHUMANITY offers high-quality content which is produced by leading production companies. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoDOCS: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoDOCS ▷ wocomoWILDLIFE: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoWILDLIFE ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoCOOK Wocomo HUMANITY is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.