Curated Video
Urban nomads: Mongolian herders face cultural, political and climate change on road to new future
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - This PLACE film follows two nomadic herding families. Each one has a foot in the traditional nomadic herding life and another in the capital as herders have been driven to the city by cultural, political and...
Curated Video
Extreme Living: Nomads
With nomadic populations in decline, the Darhad still choose to roam the harsh environment of Outer Mongolia year round. But for how long? Human Geography - Orientation And Settlements - Learning Points. Nomadic tribes have no permanent...
Curated Video
The Cure Sal e: A Cultural Gathering in Northern Nigeria
Every year at the end of September several different nomadic peoples gather at the pools and salt flats near Ingall in northern Niger. The grasses of the region are believed to have medicinal benefit for the animals and the festival that...
Curated Video
Urban nomads: Mongolian herders face cultural, political and climate change on road to new future
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Great Big Story
The Last Nomadic Reindeer Herders in the World
Accessible only by horseback, a remote village in Mongolia has stood as the epicenter of reindeer herding for thousands of years. The nomadic Dukha people have been passing down their herding heritage for generations. Today, they remain...
PBS
How Did Edison Invent Christmas Lights?
Did Thomas Edison pave the way for today's EduTubers? Danielle tracks the path from Edison's Christmas light demonstrations in the late 19th century all the way to the science explainer videos of today.
Curated Video
Tanzania, Ngorongoro conservation area and Maasai Tribes
The main feature of the Ngorongoro Conservation Authority is the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera. The crater, which formed when a large volcano exploded and collapsed on itself two to...
The Viral Fever
Sherpa Communities: Life in the Mountains
Sherpa Communities part 1/3: This video explores the life of the Sherpas, an ethnic group living in the Himalayas, and their struggles to survive in a harsh environment where farming is the backbone of their community. Despite the...
The Guardian
Murder, corruption and Kenya's cattle barons
The Guardian investigates the causes behind the murder of Tristan Voorspuy, a former British army officer shot on his ranch by armed nomadic herders in March. For months, Kenya’s central county of Laikipia has become the epicentre of a...
Crash Course
Greeks and Persians
Considering the evolution of democracy and civilization to this day, is there any reason to believe the Persians should have defeated the Greeks in the Persian War? Why could the legacy of Ancient Greece be considered "profoundly...
Crash Course
Wait for It...The Mongols!
While many may imagine the Mongols stereotypically as a barbarian and brutal people, Mr. Green invites his audiences to consider the complexity and impact of this once great empire. This episode covers the benefits, consequences, and...