Maria Ivanovna, a craftswoman from Kazym, inside a village hut. She has spent her whole life in the settlement — sewing, carving birch bark, and creating clothing from fur.

Reindeer herder Yuri Tarlin at his encampment. Four years ago, his herd numbered around 300 animals. A year ago, about 100 remained. Now Yuri has only 25 reindeer left. The rest were killed by wolves.

Belya, the laika companion of reindeer herder Yuri Tarlin, at the encampment. She ran nearly 20 kilometers and now rests in the snow.

Zhenya, a girl from the Kazym boarding school. Children see their parents only in summer, as they work in remote Siberian areas accessible only by helicopter.

Tamara Piitomovna with her cat. She has lived all her life in a small settlement across the Amnya River, opposite the village of Kazym.

The reindeer here are always in danger. The Khanty community has no helicopters to track predators. Wolves kill the animals but do not eat them, apparently for sport.

Andrei Alexandrovich, 80, former reindeer herder and now a singer at the Bear Festival. Once he led reindeer brigades of tens of thousands; today he lives with his wife in Kazym.

Artem, the only underage participant in reindeer sled races, once tried city life but returned to Kazym and reindeer pastures. He is the only one of four siblings to continue herding.

Children from the Kazym boarding school prepare for a performance at the House of Culture for Reindeer Herder’s Day. At the school, Indigenous children are no longer taught their native language.