Surveying At-Risk Indigenous Altai Communal Lands

Surveying At-Risk Indigenous Altai Communal Lands Photo Gallery


Bread An Altai woman prepares a meal in her traditional home. They bring water to their houses in large cans	Ceremony Altai elders welcome the international youth leadership camp with a traditional ceremony.
Homestead Livestock traditionally have free range, grazing here in front of a large homestead. Rainbows are common in Altai.	Rider The main transportation in Altai is by horseback. Herding and hunting are typical livelihoods.
Wagon Horse-drawn carts are most commonly seen piled with hand-harvested hay. Life in Altai is rigorous.	Bridge In all of Altai, there are probably six suspension bridges across the sacred Katun River, which is known there as "the Mother of the World."
Classroom The Russian education system has historically been excellent, but since the restructuring, the Altai people have struggled to access to computers and the internet.	On the range Surveying and registration of communal grazing lands such as this mountain meadow are crucial for the indigenous Altai people.
Truck with Chickens This is a typical village street scene, with dirt roads, kitchen gardens, and roaming livestock. But big farming equipment is rare.