Moving camp - Nomin and Oyunaa on otor

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This series of audiovisual recordings depicts an otor move by Nomin and Oyunaa. The family is moving approximately 50 km away from their regular home near Khamar Monastery, into Erdene sum, due to poor rainfall so far this spring. After several days of prevarication about where (or indeed whether) to move, Nomin and Oyunaa have decided to follow Dorjsüren, Batbayar, and other families who have moved to the target site, which is currently well vegetated. We show up in our Pajero along with Oyunaa’s parents, while Eldev Lama arrives in his UAZ-369 Russian jeep, already loaded with his small yurt (otryn ger) that had been in storage at the Monastery. The seats of the jeep have been removed in order to be able to transport the small and weak livestock, who would be unable to make such a long journey. Everyone helps to load up the family’s belongings, leaving behind the large winter yurt. Idermönkh stays behind to watch the livestock, and Oyunaa watches the children, as everyone else heads to the new camp site. Eldev and Nomin set up the small yurt, while Dolgor and Nar-Od pick wild onions.

2012-05-10