In Mongolia, A Changing Nomadic Way Of Life

Mongolia is home to one of the world's few remaining nomadic cultures, with some 40 percent of the population raising animals on the steppes. But economic and social changes are forcing many Mongolians to leave their traditional ways behind. Migrants are arriving in the cities by the thousands, while others have turned to the booming mining industry in search of a better life.
Produced by Margot Buff for Radio Free Europe

[@Har77star]

Horses are so important to Mongolians because of their stamina all through their body. They are great for travelling in the nomadic life and they tread very steadily on uneven terrain. There's the answer to your question. Tom Mooney

[@joebloe1401]

I met police officer on a Greyhound bus going from Chicago to Denver about 20 years ago. He was very nice and gave me a Mongolian dollar bill.

[@MargaritaMagdalena]

What a beautiful country

[@a.amruthamruth9936]

Love the nature save the Earth.

[@61Itsme]

My beautiful country is fantastically beautiful out of big cities such Ulan-Bator - the capital.In provinces,where open landscaping is in front of you in theirs fascinating views for what thousands of tourists visit,come to Mongolia:just to run into the virgin nature of my country! Late 2 years Mongolia is dramatically changing in good ways:mining,building the rail-roads, roads between provinces...Oh! Lots of changes even we lost numbers to count them. Of course,Mongolia has ups and downs as every elsewhere.Just take your time,plan a trip and visit my beautiful country! You'd have no regret to do that.

[@user-hf7rd7gy9b]

Sain baina from Buryatiya.

[@user-el9gs7iz7e]

Силы вам здоровья качевники!

[@Mongolian.Script]

Great work. Mongolian Ger is a important part of the Mongolian nomadic culture which is more suitable for rural areas. However, I got one in my backyard in Australia and using it as a culture room.

[@tc2334]

As it is, development is part of human culture. One which we must all be a part of.

[@minafanelli8931]

What a gorgeous place..❤

[@dumbcrap2482]

thanks im from mongolia

[@nathanrayne]

@@dumbcrap2482 hello, beautiful traditions

[@theonlyjaie]

Video is great, comments on the video, batshit insane.

[@okie6443]

Your right this comment section is nuts

[@Jobe-13]

Indeed

[@matthewmann8969]

Hopefully Mongolians living in China come back to Mongolia to make it a prosperous nation

[@rustagaz]

or better yet, perform a violent coup... many such cases.

[@moosefactory133]

I hope Mongolia prospers

[@dumbcrap2482]

thanks im from mongolia

[@funtimebonnie6307]

Im mongolia

[@md.awwalmuhtady6625]

@@dumbcrap2482 do you what your ancestors did in the past?

[@yulyasevelova769]

@@md.awwalmuhtady6625 It's too hard, often. And there's still lots of Communists around,and corruption goes along well with that, sadly.

[@amagicalmushroom1400]

man mongolia is so cool

[@dumbcrap2482]

thanks im from mongolia

[@funtimebonnie6307]

Me too би ч гэгсэн

[@jntl06]

I'm not from Mongolia but i agree. It's AWESOME

[@xavier9480]

One of the first victims of climate change

[@manoharalisa5829]

Wow so many plains... In my country.. so many tropical forest...

[@withabike]

Your video is very attractive, creative, vibrant, colorful and interesting! thanks for sharing! Learn from you! I wish you good luck every day!

[@goransvraka3171]

if i was him i woudl say "I wana be the next Gengis Khan"

[@balkadamvekadnailesi1389]

It is like saying “I wanna be the next Hitler.” Some people’s ignorance overwelms my understanding.

[@user-hf7rd7gy9b]

@@balkadamvekadnailesi1389 не путай Чингисхана с фашистом.

[@Jizzfrosti]

This depresses me so badly, such a perfected culture based around their land so rapidly ending

[@huazhou7624]

+Jizzfrosti hard to say they are of "perfect culture" or not, Mongolian killed soooooooooooooooooooooo many people in the history. But it is also unfair to ask these generation to pay back. They should seriously consider the option of join China, instead of in the middle of nowhere.

[@WelshAmerican1483]

nomadic steppe life is far from perfect

[@Jizzfrosti]

While it may not be as comfortable as modern life in urbanized environments, I feel that it provides a sustainable way for humans to live in harmony with the world, rather than just taking its resources

[@Jizzfrosti]

Hua Zhou I understand that, but the genocides that resulted from the mongol rule are more resulting from their leaders rather than their culture. I feel the independent nomadic lifestyle is an amazing thing and needs to be preserved. And while I would love to see the Mongolian people flourish, its is really hard to condone them joining china where there are such difficult human rights problems coming from there at the moment.

[@pinkuminto]

FUCK OFF do you know what Americans life used to be? You dont EVEN know at all

[@hamzaalmdghri8741]

The Mongols are a very ancient race in hunting, nomadism, herding, and raising horses, cows and sheep, and they worship the forces of nature and the sky. And the establishment of empires from, XIONGNU empire and ROURAN empire the HUNS empire and the AVAR Empire to the largest MONGOLS empire and divided and ruled India and all of China and Central Asia to Eastern Europe and Asia Minor

[@uppal123g]

these guys lifes .. made conquering sooo much easier..!!!

[@Jobe-13]

Wow

[@arlisaustin5177]

The way they live reminds of Navajo traditional living....looks like a Hogan..

[@khanzeb16]

your voice is so sweet

[@joshuawitt6878]

They're here.

[@sultangabol6365]

ILove mongoli

[@chendalim2751]

i love mongolian

[@somedude5010]

I'm from europe and I really have no idea what mongolias culture is, I learnt about all countries in school but mongolia it feels like... What is this place? How's modern life?

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

I mean on google maps it seems there is no real way to get from one village to another because everything is far Apart and small

[@user-hf7rd7gy9b]

Значит плохое образование.

[@Buzzard1968]

Urchins? Rather patronising that isn't it? And their empire was 800 years ago. The people in this film weren't there..

[@Gaffer213]

hard to believe these urchins once conquered the known world

[@yulyasevelova769]

Urchins ??

[@cliffy6749]

1:58 voice crack

[@DatCupcake]

This isn't even comparable to liberalism. Communism and liberalism are TOTALLY different.

[@yulyasevelova769]

Yeah, it's a fact that one has the twin evils of both Communism on one side and Neoliberalism the other. Neither tolerated actual liberty much.😰😰

[@sylvestershaw337]

3 minutes in now I know why the people are been moved,it's because of the resources the land has greed is the root of evil

[@tommooney4961]

why are horses so important to the Mongolians ?

[@gantongangsta3735]

Because horse meat is widely consumed by Mongolians.

[@dumbcrap2482]

+Kev Pugh well horse meat is not that speccial we ride horse and use their milk " airag ". Airag is one of the most important drinks in mongolia

[@ganzorigbayarsaikhan3889]

Not really. Horses are kind of sacred animal for us. You can see horse on our national Emblem which means its our symbol. Its our Spiritual belief that horses are given to us by the Father Blue Sky. There are a lot of Horse Myth, Song and Folklores in our history. So as Elizabeth Kendall, said: "A Mongol without a horse is like a bird without the wings.". Thanks

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

Because their culture is based on them

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

@@ganzorigbayarsaikhan3889 tengri?

[@thomasbeck9075]

And those old traditions mean freedom something most people know nothing of the unspoken slavery of free society is you work most of your life away to keep up the conveniences of life like this phone I'm on or the insurance companies and utilities and taxes and much more people just never notice how good life could be off the grid 😎

[@Erika-yi1fj]

While I see what you mean and agree in away, be careful not to romanticize their lives. It's a hard life! Their survival depends on their skill and work ethic by working around the house, taking care and butchering animals, finding or growing veggies from the land, preparing for the season changes,. That is also a full time job and not working = death. Being lazy or unskilled can kill you and your family. It's a self sustaining type of living and you are responsible for your survival!

[@yulyasevelova769]

@@Erika-yi1fj That's true.

[@Jarrodmontelius]

World Bank?

[@jpazizile]

except culturally mongols are buddhist and kazakhs are muslim or orthodox christian

[@shyamaiyer5224]

What language is the woman speaking?

[@starred1096]

Mongolian, obviously.

[@importantname]

why should mongolians stay as historic left overs?

[@videomadura3712]

I heard mongolians bath 2 times in their life. When he born and when marriage, is it true

[@klaus6091]

i dont think they do it anymore, they believed water, the skies and the land are sacred and should not be disturbed

[@bilguunbayarsaihan3358]

This is very lie . it is 2004 . Now mongolia isn`t this . We live in the buildings . And mongolian 50% is city .

[@dumbcrap2482]

ya true

[@t.shinee6288]

Yes I agree

[@Ocinneade345]

It’s propaganda to keep those in the other parts of the world thankful for their crumbs

[@jasmine-gw1pc]

😕😕

[@Jobe-13]

This is sad

[@jacobeksor6088]

Montagnard indigenous Central highland getting worse and worse , I hope Mongolian government should help them not like Vietnam communist destroy Montagnard indigenous people .

[@alexahorbasz2156]

Oml the translation is baddd

[@theseer6212]

Mongolians are claimed as America's so called indians.

[@princet1492]

The Seer What? They never called the Mongolians or the Malamute people of Alaska or the Inuit people of Canada Indians. They once called the Native American people and Canada’s First Nation people Indians. They never claimed the Siberian people Indians. And Mongolians are well there own group even though there well ethnicity is Siberian which kinda looks like a mix between Asians and European but they are there own people.

[@yulyasevelova769]

Well, American anthropology is find of that line of thinking. While there's some similarity in a few things, and contact of some kind way back, Natives in the West have their own look, and political systems that are so different. Native American leaders were very good people,for the most part. They believed in serving their people,rather than the love of power and glory that has been a plague for Asian countries ! To the American anthropologists, I'd like to ask, are you certain that you should go there ?? Because if they do choose to keep it up, payback is due,if it's actually true.💀

[@redmule8621]

school never means a brighter future, just another brick in the wall