Native reindeer herders' priorities for research

Abstract

Since its foundation in 1993, the Association of World Reindeer Herders has given priority to contacts with groups of researchers who investigate questions connected with domestic, reindeer breeding and the management of the land areas in the North. We wish to contribute to the establishment of an international network of researchers who deal with reindeer breeding in the whole circumpolar area. I am positive towards plans for an international forum of professionals with the task of advising nation-states about the management of reindeer husbandry as the basis for the way of life and the culture of the indigenous peoples of the North. The importance of reindeer breeding in the Arctic areas cannot be overstated.