Partners

Itgel Foundation

Ringing Rocks partnered with the Itgel Foundation in an effort to help conserve the traditional way of life of the Tsaatan people of northern Mongolia. More formally known as the Dukha, these reindeer herders are a nomadic tribe whose shamanic practices have allowed them to survive in one of the world's most inhospitable climates. The Tsaatan are forced to relocate their camps every few weeks in order to sustain their herds of reindeer, who feed primarily on lichen and other high alpine vegetation. As a result of this necessity they must travel light. They live in ortz, what many think of as teepees, year-round, even as the temperatures drop to fifty below zero.

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