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Dukha (Tsaatan) woman milking reindeer, Mongolia

A woman is milking reindeer in a Tsaatan reindeer herder settlement in Mongolia. Reindeer give about 1 cup of milk per day. Approximately 200 families comprise the Tsaatan or Dukha community in northwestern Mongolia, whose existence is intimately linked to their herds of reindeer. Photo © Robert van Sluis

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A woman is milking reindeer in a Tsaatan reindeer herder settlement in Mongolia. Reindeer give about 1 cup of milk per day. Approximately 200 families comprise the Tsaatan or Dukha community in northwestern Mongolia, whose existence is intimately linked to their herds of reindeer. Photo © Robert van Sluis