This first segment introduces the young Mongolian herder Saikhanaa. He lives with his mother in a herding encampment with a more prosperous family, Choijo and Naraa’s extended family.
subject: Living with Herds, Saikhanaa, co-domestic relationship, herd animals, herding, human-animal relations, khangai herds, mountains, observational film, pastoralism, singing, visual ethnography
This is a visual dictionary showing how Mongolian herders vocalise to their herd animals, followed by the response of the herd animal(s).
subject: domestication, herd animals, herder, human-animal, khangai herds, observational film, vocalisations