Reindeer herders crossing Yarei-Shor River, Nenets Autonomous District, Russian Federation. The thawing period is in full swing, and the current quite dangerous. One after the other, the sledge convoys pass the obstacle. Photo taken by Joachim Otto Habeck, June 1999

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The Arctic is a Homeland, by Piers Vitebsky. http://www.thearctic.is Copyright Stefansson Arctic Institute and individual authors ©2000 Developed in partnership with the EU Raphael Programme