Forest Enets

An ill reindeer

A man tells an everyday story about an ill reindeer.

An ill reindeer (2)

A man tells an everyday story about an ill reindeer, part 2.

How to conserve the cloudberries

A man explains how one should preserve cloudberries.

How to go back

A man explains how to find your way home when being outdoors.

How to install a tent (2)

A man explains how one sets up and installs a traditional tent, part 2.

How to make a lasso (2)

A man explains how to make a traditional lasso, part 2.

How to make glue

A man explains how to make traditional fish glue.

How trousers were burnt down

A funny little story about burnt down trousers.

Huge fish

A true event narrative in which a Forest Enets fisherman recalls the day he caught a huge fish.

Hunting Partridge

A very short recording of a Forest Enets speaker about hunting partridge birds.

Head to head with bears

A short narrative in which an Enets man tells of his encounter with two fighting bears while on a trip with his reind

Unidentified bird

An Enests man tells of the day he killed a âsinfulâ bird in front of his superstitious wife.

I saw a wood-grouse

A short audio recording in which an Enets man describes a big black bird he once saw near a lake.

Chat from the boat

A small chat with an Enets man during a fishing boat trip on the river.

Kamuses for an old man

An amusing little tale of an old man teasing the young woman who cleaned his kamuses.

Lakes and rivers

A short chat with a Forest Enets speaker near the Kosoj stream.

Life in tundra

In this second recording on life in the Tundra, an Enets man explains how to get good white fish during the night.

Little dog

A short story in which a Forest Enets speaker recalls the day he accidentally shot his dog dead.

Little lake

A little chat about a lake and a duck during a boat trip.

Little river near Fokino lake

A very brief exchange in which a Forest Enets speaker discusses a little river near the Fokina lake.

Mice and Gena

A Forest Enets speaker tells the amusing tale of a little mouse paying his friend a visit during a camping trip.

Mosquito larvae

A Forest Enets speaker recalls his friendâs quirky experiment with mosquito larva.

Mosquitos

A Enets man discusses the adversity of life in the Tundra and the important role of mosquitos on the Tundra fauna.

Mosquitos and midges

A short chat with a Forest Enets speaker about the seasons of mosquitos and midges, and the effect on reindeer migrat

Mosquitos species

A ten second audio clip about the winter (aka snow or birchwood) mosquito

Moving fishing net

A twenty second exchange about moving fishing nets.

The musk-rat

A funny tale about two Forest Enets men finding a musk-rat in their fishing net during a trip to the Tundra.

My child ran after a bear

A Forest Enets remembers the night when his nimble two-year old daughter chased after a bear.

My mother’s sister

Now old herself, a Forest Enets remembers how she used to tease her motherâs sister, calling her an old woman.

Necrobacteriosis

An Enets man tells of an old superstition and remembers a reindeer calf suffering from necrobacteriosis.

Sun, nets and bears

A little chat with an Enets man explaining why fishing nets should not be left hanging in the sun.

Nikolskoe road

A short recording of an Enets speaker discusses an obsolete road on which people used to travel by reindeer.

The old man and his thirty reindeer

A moving narrative about an old Evenki man and his thirty reindeer.

The old woman and her dogs

A very brief narrative about an unlucky woman and her misadventures with her dogs.

About reindeer antlers

An Enets speaker explains that reindeer antlers which fall before the month of May do not reappear until the next yea

People pulled the trap apart

A very brief audio recording of an Enets speaker telling of the disappearance of an old trap.

Pokolka lake

An Enets speaker recalls an encounter with two ghosts near the lake Pokolka

Polar fox

In this short story, an Enets man remembers a snowy day when a polar fox stole two partridges from his trap.

Polar fox and fox steps

A very brief story in which an Enets speaker tells of a polar fox and the traces it left behind in the snow.Â

Polar fox skin

An Enets speaker explains how to skin a polar fox and discusses the trading customs of his people.

Preparing chaga

An Enets speaker discusses the tasteful and medicinal properties of birch tree tea (chaga tea).

Preparing fish

While cooking fish on the fire, an Enets man explains how to cook it best and tells small stories about cooking fish.

Rain

A very short recording of a man enjoying the lack of rain and his dry land.

Rats

An Enets speaker discusses a clever trick to get rid of rats.Â

The sick reindeer, the bear and the toddler

An Enets man tells the true story of how his toddler daughter ran after a bear.Â

The migration of reindeer

An Enets man explains how rich green grass and mosquitos govern the migration of reindeer.

Reindeer-herding and food

A man explains how Russians sent his people food by helicopter and remembers a day when things didn’t go as planned.

Reindeer with greedy breasts

An Enets man remembers a trip from the Tundra with four healthy reindeer.

Sable box

An Enets speaker explains what a sable box.

Sandy island

An Enets speaker describes a nearby island called sandy island.

Sleeping bag

An Enets speaker explains the different reindeer skins used in the composition of sleeping bags for summer in the Tun

Snares for partridges

An Enets speaker describes how to snares to catch partridges are made and how to set them up.

Snowstorms

A very short audio about what happens during snowstorms.

Someone took away the boat

An Enets speaker recalls a particular fishing trip when his boat was borrowed by a stranger.

Our idol

An Enets speaker tells of a stone near the review Dudinka used by his people as an idol.

Storing firewood

An Enets speaker explains how he stores wood for firewoods in the winter.

Story about a bear

Two fishermen hatch a plan to catch the bear who steals their fish at night but they drink to much brew and fall asle

Swans

An Enets speaker explains where and how young swans hide before they can fly.

Preparing reindeer meat

An Enets speaker explains how to kill a reindeer and cut the animal for meat.

Tent

An Enets speaker discusses the tent he lived in while in Tundra.