Khangai Herds 1- Saikhanaa the Herder
Fijn, Natasha

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

Khangai Herds 3- Saikhanaa and the Horses
Fijn, Natasha

This is the third installment of Khangai Herds, featuring herders and herd animals in the Khangai Mountains of Mongolia. This segment follows on from ‘Saikhanaa and the Calves’.

subject: Living with Herds, airag, co-domestic, domestication, horses, human-animal, khangai herds, mare milking, milking, mountains, observational film, pastoralisms, visual