Visit with Mendee and his brothers - Yeröö

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This series of audiovisual recordings documents activities at Tasag in Yeröö sum, Selenge aimag. We first visit Mendee, who feeds his pigs and chickens, then takes us to see the stump of a tree that was knocked down by lightning in the nearby pasture. Mendee, his son and nephews load plastic barrels onto the back of their truck and drive over to the creek, about 300 metres from their home, to get water for the vegetable garden. Next we drive down the road to Mendee’s brother Bat-Erdene’s home, where his wife is busy combing goats. Afterwards we visit another brother, Batsaikhan, who brings the sheep and goats into the livestock pen as it begins to get dark. Batsaikhan talks about his experiences growing up in a family of Buryat herders working for the former State Farm, and his efforts to keep Yeröö sheep, which he is cross-breeding with local sheep breeds.

2012-04-21