Life With Mongolian Nomads (Kate Humble Documentary) | Real Stories

I have always been fascinated by

nomads

in constant movement, surviving in some of the most remote places in the world, I was a family of movers and living side by side with nature, it has always seemed like a tremendously romantic existence to me, it is the most magical place, but it is not easy. Life makes you feel physically sick and in today's modern world you are under increasing pressure. I am going to live with three groups of

nomads

in Siberia, Nepal namaste and now in Mongolia, Sam Bella with a family of shepherds who are adapting to the 21st century.

Deep in the Gobi Desert this is clearly a very valuable way of

life

, but

life

here is still dominated by the power of nature like storms and predators, they are a nomadic way of life. I can't stay here and say no. kill that wolf, it's not my place for the wild, untamed goby of Mongolia it's the largest desert in Asia it just seems like the most desolate and empty kind of landscape and the idea of ​​living here and making a living here is hard to imagine, but it has been home to nomadic families for centuries. I'm on my way to stay with one of them.

I think it will be

real

ly eye-opening to discover this partnership between them and their livestock and this landscape that has allowed them to thrive for so long, but Mongolian nomads have had a checkered history: in 1924, the country fell under communist rule for almost 70 years. , nomadism was banned and herds were collectivized, but with the arrival of democracy in the 1990s, an incredible third of Mongolia's population chose to return to their nomadic life. roots today it is believed that 30% of Mongolians are nomads but once again their way of life is threatened the country is undergoing a mining-driven economic boom that is tempting nomads towards a more prosperous and sedentary way of life There is something very romantic about the idea of ​​nomadism.

It is often not romantic when we see the

real

ity of it. It is often an incredibly hard life. It is a six hundred kilometer journey from Ullom, the capital of Mongolia, to the southern half of the vast Gobi Desert. and to the deepest part of the three mountain range beauties I want to know what keeps the nomads here the family I stay with moves four times a year with the seasons at eight thousand feet above sea level this is their spring camp Sam Ben oh I'm Kate Kate hi no and he's shy shy shy thank you for inviting me to stay with your family I've been thinking about you you had an amazing gym he's 78 and he's the head of a large family he has ten children his youngest daughter or Dena lives with her and May I browse?

Could you show me around? Okay, okay, he's married to Sarah Cove and their shy youngest son, Bat Sock, stays with them to help with the busy cashmere wool harvest. The family owned an impressive 200 goats, one hundred and fifty sheep and more. a hundred yaks and horses, so these Kashmere go to bat are still delicious, he is hungry, you can see his beautiful black, brown and white spots on the hillside, ah, tits, John, and that's all the adults come to say that all these little ones are going to get food in a metaphor so that we get very loud the animals are like the family bank account their meat and milk provide food and their wool and their income in Mongolia are key to success or failure nomad English National Hunt could you order these? bullion in that guy it was a bus Shanghai better, there are a lot of wolves in this area better yes, I don't allow any more goats in the house, maybe I don't have to make an exception, they all live in this community store known as Gare, it's their kitchen living room and bedroom, this has always been your home, you know, it's not clear, they deliver the daily videos that we had to Regina, we had our own order in Yucatan, rajasam, the dog plays, of course, yes, it's a lot of wood, chewed meat by dogs, I grew up during the communist regime.

She was working on a state farm with her husband, who died two years ago. She returned to nomadism in the 1990s. She revived a long heritage and proudly displayed her family heirlooms on the roof of the farm. season. No, she wasn't on her mind before the changes. I would control them in my honor you're about to do it it's beautiful God knows the Ginga ju8 Omo no don't touch anything right this is my wedding ring this ring belonged to my husband's grandmother and inside is engraved the word 12 and she told me I got married on September 12th my parents also got married on September 12th and my husband and I got married on September 12th so three generations got married on the same day so it's very special Bettina I thought what do you think English life is fragile here in The Gobi is vital to keep your animals safe, especially at this time with newborns like this beautiful two-day-old foal on the first of the year, if those family heirlooms remind you of your past, this new foal is a powerful symbol of your future. the most magical place.

The film crew and I are camping a few hundred meters from the family in the valley. Clearly, this is a very valuable way of life and they are here with dignity, not living in abject poverty. that seems to be a lot of things, well I think pride is the only word I can really think of in the way they live this life, instant sex, the first morning, waking up in the Gobi, it's not a sound, it's A paradise. I didn't even wash my face for you. I'm so sorry to meet the family yesterday, which is always quite stressful because it's a big leap, you're just going to walk into their lives and hope they take you in and that's it. a great question but it was just a lovely beautiful start every morning begins with the gathering of the animals the relationship between man and beast is the basis of nomadism and goes back millennia but shy in his family enjoys some of the modern conveniences of life with absolute reserve goodness.

Adult goats and sheep are separated from their offspring so they can graze in the surrounding mountains. The 4x4 was perfect for fetching water, but to follow the herd there is nothing better than a horse. This is the most extraordinary chair. I feel very perched, very upright and quite elegant. but only when I'm still, so you want me to keep the rain load, okay, yes, and with my feet forward, if I can walk at the end of the day, it will be a miracle, okay, the Mongolians are famous for their horsemanship and they like order in most lands. riding from the age of four back in the 12th century, it was horses that helped Mongol warlord Genghis Khan create one of the largest empires the world has ever known.

Yammer Yammer Goat Sheep Today we use horses to help guard the livestock and to protect them from predators, foxes, wolves and snow leopards that roam these gloomy mountains, so yes mom, it's goat English, so what Is Yammer Yammer? So we have been teaching each other and yes, we have had a little language lesson, practical, ordinary, spend a lot. of the day observing the flock but also finds time to do her beautiful and intricate sewing that she made for me to teach you how to sew. Oh, so do men with your husband, so angry that the bird cheats on you, Michael, actually, on my husband, he is better than Me, he is good, he has a sewing machine, so, is it always your job go out with the sheep through how did you do your birthday today?

Donna, that's terrible, I haven't met your son yet, he doesn't live with you and shy mana, who does? Go with the ending Anton, so what did Mana who is touring Goku Network do? Mhm, so she takes care of them on their exact path. Manoj Kumar. The strange 15 and 13 year old children only come home during holidays and for special occasions. Did you do the same? We are hooked on the 800 who are puppets, the same as under the old communist system, a strict educational policy helped achieve one of the highest literacy rates in the world and continues today, but to get an education, children still have to go to local towns and cities. and as those cities grow, young people are drawn to the modern world and move away from their nomadic culture to return to the United States. check and there will be no children or now they will be nomads, yes you could stay, so what are not registered, sir what and who?

Seriously, better call the teacher. You did what you read with a mother's mentality in the second division. You know that among Borobudur the resistance was ready, but order a festival. I guess what I'm gradually choosing about this way of life is, you know? I deny when to go to school, but she chose to live this life. You know that no one stops anyone from progressing, but I think they are aware that their knowledge is significant, it allows them to survive, and it allows them to live the life they choose. They live this life, they have the choice to be somewhere else and yet they want to be here today is a great occasion in the nomadic calendar all the shy sons, daughters and grandchildren have gathered every year, the family comes together to castrate to young male animals, yes, it's okay. yes, become a circus like you first, it's the young stallions, often your whole family gets together, when do you see everyone?

After Sara saw it, you ate them all in my modern way, Justin Saturday, biting incessantly, what would you ladies do next? the goats and the lambs, all the smoke around here, as far as I can understand, it's almost like a kind of healing smoke, part again, much of this ceremony, it's much easier than with a quick blessing, the Lambs are released, It may seem harsh, but that's Hawks, doing it with true respect for his animals. It is a rite of passage. Think of it that way. Iron-rich testicles are believed to have health properties, but the real pleasure is boiling them in salted water with yellow rice to make a delicious soup.

There's a lot here. I think I have more than my share. Hundreds. Oh God, so these just do that. okay now that you've done it I'm going to have to do it mine is bigger than yours this one like that no Don't make me laugh it'll be a disaster okay ready actually that's pretty good it's not happy at all It's very soft and quite delicious, oh my goodness, my poor little lambs at home, no, no, they must be awake. Everyone else I'm leaving today. 15 kilometers down the valley to visit Auden's assistant, Suren, she and our husbands, Engel, are still in winter quarters in a sheltered location on the edge of the mountains.

Tomorrow they will move to their spring camp, like most Gobi nomads, serene and single. to the same spring camp every year it's deep in the mountains and at this time it should be full of fresh grass everywhere it must be quite difficult to have them around here it seems like they can go straight to the mountains Hello, with a day busy with In front, everyone lending a hand, the gentleman's brother-in-law makes the gentleman bring the laughter of his beautiful truck, which was his best left. Do you want to answer? The gars a surprisingly simple structure with an outer tarp to protect against wind and rain, a warm sheep's wool felt lining and a wooden frame to hold it all, isn't it funny?

The men always have to load the car last into the truck. They are the youngest animals that cannot make the arduous journey on foot. There's something charming about that. ability to be able to pick up sticks and leave whenever you want, as long as, obviously, it is dog or horse day. I think it took less than four hours to pack up all of Suren and return home once a herd of yaks. She would have taken him through the mountains today. Everything fits in Sara's truck, but her most valuable possession, the Hubbard, is still driven on horseback in the traditional way.

This is a wonderful experience, but it was not this romantic sight that brought back so many nomads. This way of life after the collapse of communism in the 1990s, high inflation and food shortages made life in cities and settlements unbearable, so families like the Syrian one chose to return to nomadism in the desert. After four hours of constant uphill climbing, finally, fresh mountain pastures. It have been a long day. Travel 10 kilometers through the mountains to reach spring camp. 8 gars like this are found throughout Asia. The future looks south to receive the warmth of the sun and be away from the prevailing bad weather.

The AG air is often given to a young couple when they get married and they will use it for the rest of their lives are you happy with your new home with your new place perfect vision mm-hmm but is it what you want boost I could live with ? This view I have to say is quite special, it really is what once had sale everything placed the horse in a floating world through souls Anish returned to Jim Edd's the next day, his sad news under the cover of darkness the Wolves have killed the beautiful young woman. colt, do you lose much of your livestock to wolves today?

The mother who did it, who today there were hundreds, understands what an artist I am, the winners were the ones you must suffer, but they are there when I tell you that they hinder this. Amazing genius that takes root in the desert if you find where the wolf is, what would you do there? How unintelligible, oh, it's a relative at all, my children or who would simply inherit greater absolute energy retention, but that talk also believes that predators bring some benefits.Chandler had a new method in terms of sugar to alleviate this deterioration a certain note looking at which would give him a touch of toughness Jerry Marotta was still thinking about the times of the past I don't know what I would do if I were in his situation I just don't know I know he is the one who lives here he is the one who is killing the cattle I can't, I can't stay here and say don't kill that wolf, it's not my place for the eldest daughter's timid camp is only 500 meters down the valley is Agha me has asked me to help him comb his cashmere goats after China Mongolia is the world's largest producer of cashmere.

It comes from grooming the goats' winter hair. The nomads liked the cigarette. It is an important host of commercial crops. So you do this once a year? knows raw Kashmir sells for around 70,000 a chrix or 25 pounds with his herd of 250 goats sitting Agha can earn up to four and a half thousand pounds a year in a few days you will have to do this to my hair as best we goats can the The weather outside gets so frenetic bright during spring in the Gobi. The Mongols talk about having four seasons in one day going from a blue sky to a blizzard in minutes, but these blizzards are nothing compared to the harsh winters, when Fierce storms known as suits often devastate and decimate flocks.

In 2010, a severe storm is estimated to have killed a staggering eight and a half million animals, thousands of herding families. They were forced to abandon her way of life. She feels she can make good money from her cashmere but one bad winter could wipe her out. Do you expect this way of life to continue? say for the generation of your grandchildren what was heard in a certain image Damona sarah Martin himself In this regard, Master, I observe that you are totally unsure about your daughter in the bush, tomorrow mana is Aisha, mother, I love this, it is the sight that greeted me from my attempt this morning is basically a blackout so um and we wrapped ourselves in every layer of clothing that I became obsessed with last night it was a pretty wild night and around 3:30 the dogs were going completely crazy, which made me think: I wonder if that means there is a lot of wolf activity.

I wonder with all the commotion there was. Last night if they came back that sock decided to leave the foal's carcass for the wolves and Cubs to feed, the chances of them coming back were high so it was a chance for us to put up a night vision camera to see if we could catch them. the Wolves in action. I just wanted to show you what the camera found when testing a song that he would deliver to his DC so you can see that this is the colt. Here you can hear the dog. Happens. Your Delta is not responding, no. tell fiction fueled after this program has always been a student in charge we head to the local town of Dallin zag I have to sell some of the family's Kashmir it's a three hour drive through the mountains and the spirits are of great character than thousand than this Well, I have a feeling that this is going to be a dangerous day going to the big city with two nomads.

The last time you were in town was over three months ago, so before you had a car, would you ride into town to sell it? Kashmir lizard or tender chicken attract visitors during electricity generation tariffs or I thought I knew how to master the work of other machinery until now sorry, okay Karen Detmer dhansak gut is the provincial capital with a population of 18,000, like many urban areas of Mongolia, is growing rapidly as young This generation is tempted by modern urban life, but it is also home to former nomads whose livelihoods were ruined by the 2010 storms. DNA and Surigao meet with a cashmere trader on the side of the road.

Mongolian cashmere is said to be the finest worsted cashmere in the world. The hair will be processed into the fine and highly prized yarn in the capital, you Lambert, that's £250 for 10 kilos of goat hair since the end of communism, Kashmir's production has grown to become the second largest industry from Mongolia. Mongolia's economy is booming and not because of Kashmir large mineral deposits have been found beneath the Gobi and mining has become the country's largest industry. It is estimated that it will grow by 30 percent in the coming years. This new wealth is having a negative impact on Mongolian nomads.

Do you think that more and more people will be tempted to abandon the nomadic life and go into mining and industry and move to the cities because the euro or hybrid technology did not abolish, do you know the dose or who says hello to my voltages, it is no wonder that young people are being tempted when the mining sector pays up to $2,000 a month, 13 times more than most shepherds can earn, but this family has a large and valuable flock, In addition to goats and sheep, they are the proud owners of a fine collection of horses and yaks.

Adapted to life in this harsh landscape, they used to transport the family's possessions when they moved to camp, but with four-by-fours and trucks doing the hard work, yaks are now preserved as a symbol of pride and prestige, as well like their milk and wool. fantastic just magnificent magnificent scenery there is nothing cooler than a yak in two days there is a yak festival in a neighboring valley and the whole herd will be on display you look at the heat you meet seemingly barren hills and you think how the hell are you keeping cattle alive you know these Animals are as cunning as their owners when it comes to making a living from this landscape.

It's lovely to see how the family has invited me to go with them to the yak festival, but I need to dress appropriately or Dena will have to go with them. Adele made me a traditional Mongolian coat. He is very, very intelligent. Your daughter. So, do you think I look good enough to agree to govern? I won't let your family down. She would do worse in quality. Touched. It is the day of the long-awaited yak. festival How Mongolia manages its transition to a modern global economy while maintaining its rich nomadic heritage is a difficult balancing act, but festivals like this one created by the regional government to support nomads and encourage tourism are a step in the right direction and You are a wonderful opportunity for nomadic families to come together.

You are. I'm doing very well. More than 300 events have been carried out in the valley. The festivities begin with the yak rodeo. Next up is a competition for the whole family. What do you want me to do? there is from bad to good, it is not possible, the men must catch it and share it while we make a rope from their room, we were a little slow. Sorry, like any good Mongolian spring day, it's starting to snow and in everyone's great tradition. rural fairs, there are many prizes for me, that's Sodalite and look how proud she looks.

This whole festival is about restoring yak herding in this province and remembering how important these animals are to nomadic families, but most of all, I just got a real sense of how nomadic families can live these very remote and often lives. isolated, but that doesn't mean there isn't a really strong sense of community, tradition and culture, and today has been about that with the festival during my time with the shy ones and their family has reached the end of these they look beautiful as they they call bought bought hardly seems that they have met managed to associate in a very successful way tradition and modern life without affecting the type of heart of nomadic life send back my table good to do every day Otis that they did not care about you little is it a good life? no sir sir.

Thomas, they are, they are, my father Masaharu, who judges, sir, in the first person or not, idiot, Appleton, everyone is still in the tower and a saga in ender, stay, stay, sit, good answer, it has been the privilege It's more fantastic to be here and I just wanted to say thank you, Iris? Peterson on his second visa team, was Nikki honest today? We have to do it. There is no doubt that nomads around the world are threatened and the odds are stacked against their extraordinary way of life, but here in Mongolia, at least, I am cautious.

Optimistically, this is modern nomadism with all its traditions and all its cultures absolutely intact, but these are people who do not shy away from the modern world at all. Timid and her family have shown me that today there is a place for nomads and I have high hopes. That their descendants will be here for centuries to come clearly this is not an easy life choice and I think that is what makes me admire them even more. They are nomads and they are incredibly proud of that and seem almost as much a part of it. landscape like mountains and birds of prey in wolves