How Nomad Tribes Survive Without Water or Heating in Far North. Siberia (-50°C)

How Nomad Tribes Survive Without Water or Heating in Far North. Siberia (-50°C)

This film was shot in the extreme conditions of the Yamal tundra, far beyond the Arctic Circle in Northern Russia. The Khanty nomads live here — one of the small Indigenous peoples of the Far North. Sharing the endless frozen landscapes with the Nenets, they live completely OFF THE GRID, surviving through traditional reindeer herding. Thanks to the reindeer, they have food, shelter, clothing, and transportation.

They live in cone-shaped dwellings called chums, built from long wooden poles and thick reindeer hides. In the center of each chum is a fireplace or stove, used both for cooking and heating — an absolute lifeline in brutal Arctic winters where temperatures can drop to –50°C, and sometimes even –60°C.

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About the Channel

Welcome to our documentary channel. My name is Tatiana Ulengova, and I am an independent documentary filmmaker. Through our films, we explore remote places where people continue to live according to traditions that have survived for centuries. We travel to distant tundras, northern coasts, deep taiga forests, and mountain villages, documenting authentic human stories and ways of life that are slowly disappearing.

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