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Silmne RANGIFER (REINDEER) 14
1931
Aug. 1, Point Hope, Alaska (Arctic Area)
The reindeer camp is situated
about 10 miles east of Tegara, and
is located near a narrow neck of
land separating two long lagoons that
run parallel to the beach and a
hundred back from it. Here the
den are easily corralled with the
aid of the three bodies of water.
Hirding is hard, the deer do
not drive in a marching formation
like cattle, but mill around in
a wide sort circle, moving along
the desired directing all the time.
Thus it generally takes a dozen
herders to handle 100 deer. This
when bedded down, several men
and dogs can do the work. Many
of the "husky" dogs are trained
to help.
In working their own herd, the
whole native village as can be present,
help out. The yearlings, or the
Chutes, are handled as roughly
as usual but kidding and castrating
are done different. Killing is done