Mongolia's Nomads Are Making Money Again

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Modern Nomads (1996): A look at how Mongolia's new capitalism has prompted a nomadic revival.
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Synopsis: On the grasslands, it's time to brand the wild ponies. Nomadic farmer, Jamts, is marking out his property. In post-communist Mongolia, nomads are once again permitted to own their own livestock. Inside their traditional ger tent, Jamts' wife, Dorj, prepares the day's fresh milk and cream. With skilful management of their resources, Jamts and Dorj have brought up 13 children. But as Mongolia heads for full blown capitalism, nomads now battle with powerful market forces. Jamts has thrived where many have failed because his enterprising nephew, Mendsaikhan, helps him sell produce in the city. Mendsaikhan takes Jamts' adult daughter, Pagma, back home for a visit. Far away from city nightclubs and medical student life, Pagma falls back into the nomadic routine. Haggling at the market, Mendsaikhan gets a good price for his uncle's sheepskins. Traders like he and Jamts can provide Mongolia's stumbling economy with much needed income. But government advisers believe that the nomadic lifestyle will inevitably collide with economic reform.
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@eddy91604 14 лет назад

thanks for the subtitles, it's wonderful to understand what they're saying when they speak in mongolian!! idk what it is w/ journeymanpictures, but they usually don't include subtitles...are we supp to know every language of the world?

@Okpakok 16 лет назад

Hello from Canadas Arctic! I think its amazing we(Inuit) are descendents of the mongals. What a beautiful ppl and culture, I would love to visit Mongolia someday =).

@misosoup8559 10 лет назад

One half of Mongolia is independent...the other half is Chinese....But they had an early tech tree advantage that they were very proud of....

@eatinginfants 15 лет назад

great video! steppe nomads fascinate me. especially as an amateur student/researcher of the proto-indo-europeans, who probably lived a similar lifestyle. i like how some people dont need bells and whistles to fulfill their needs, only freedom and self-determination. hail mongolia!

@RTA8U 12 лет назад

Sain bainu. I visited Mongolia a few years ago. I'm so sorry to read of the problems facing you. I can't imagine how hard life can be - temperature extremes, harsh climate. I pray for you all. My mare Rocco is pregnant and I'm going to atry to make airrag but I'm sure I'll just end up with rotten milk.

@olifantgamer 11 лет назад

I think it's great Mongolia still exists as a country, and I have tremendous respect for the people that live there, especially the nomads. I thinks it's an awesome way to live and better than the multimillion cities of which Japan has a lot, which I assume you are from. I also think Mongolia has beautiful nature, I'd love to visit it to see the great plains and meet the nomads to learn about their life. I respect all countries, but especially Mongolia.

@xoxombies 11 лет назад

could someone please help me find out who sings the beginning song of this video. I love it so much!

@jeabo0adhd 14 лет назад

@NomadsFromSteppe Sir, I am sorry for the insult. Many in the US do not believe the way he does. Thank you for for being an ally! I hope Mongolia will prosper and be happy. Have a nice day!

@IndigenousOfNepal 11 лет назад

I am from Nepal. Nepal is located between of China and India. There are certain group of people who look like Tibetan and Chinese including me they known by mongolian. People believed in ancient time we migrate from Mongolia that is why people call us Mongolian. I always curious to know about our root. I watched this video. I loved it.

@nyamdavaa 16 лет назад

THIS VIDEO WAS TAKEN AT LEAST 10 YEARS AGO! I can proove that from the cars' license plate! It was changed 12 years ago! Hope we'll develop faster and sooner than later

@Larre500 14 лет назад

A very great video. Much of this lifestyle is what us Americans did in the "Old West", some herds of cattle and horses getting moved between Wyoming and Texas (late 19th Century). REAL Nomads!! Peace..

@LBNANY 12 лет назад

Call me a unrealistic romantic but the traditional life holds so much more substance and beauty than the modern scene of some guy behind a DJ table yelling at you while you waddle back and forth to disruptive music and chaotic colored lights.

@batgaa 16 лет назад

That's so natural. Wow airag uuh umsan.

@diomedelanteigne 15 лет назад

so educational.why go to school when u can learn so much on youtube.

@boldtserenbadam3816 11 лет назад

Singer's name is Norovbanzad, U can find Norovbanzad or Норовбанзад

@watchgoose 9 лет назад

they produce some mighty fine cashmere, but since we are in recession, we aren't buying as much, sadly. I love working with cashmere.

@MrBzaya 13 лет назад

@distressed7 Thank you for your comment. I agree with you. The people in modern civilization already became slaves of their inventions not only money or debt. There is almost no one can live without money, electricity, transportation/vehicles/, computer, cell phone, medicine etc.. even they can't imagine their life without these things. All these things are already turned into the goal of our life. People are dedicating all the time of their life for working.

@TheMichaelGene 13 лет назад

@TheZortaw ik kan je helpen de taal leren en mooi dat je ons cultuur positief bekijkt

@star4evr9 14 лет назад

@NomadsFromSteppe Thanks to the Mongolian soldiers who fought beside us and saved American lives. HUGS & LOVE :)

@thomasturb 16 лет назад

Seljuk Turks, a nomadic people from Mongolia, did settle in Byzantian ruled Turkey around 1000 A.D. But that was a long time ago, and the original Turks have long been integrated with the native people of the post Roman lands.

@olifantgamer 11 лет назад

in dutch too, I have no idea why.

@ChamorruWarrior 12 лет назад

I think it's great that people like this exist. It shows the modern world that there is another way to live. You CAN be happy with just the people around you. I'm jealous of people like this! My culture sit on their ass watching the same stupid TV shows every day while life passes them by... Just because someone is "modern" doesn't mean they are worth more, or better. It just means they have more crap to distract them from being able to appriciate the basics.

@AznSupaStar14 15 лет назад

Mongolians sure love their horses.

@jeabo0adhd 13 лет назад

These people work hard, live well, and are happy. I bet someone in Europe or the US could do the same thing but the way would be different. Just my thoughts.

@yuubokumin415 11 лет назад

the value of good livestock needs to go up.

@bilgyynei 15 лет назад

We Mongolians have an ancient animosity with the Chinese. We are Altaic, steppe people with completely different culture and language than the Chinese rice growing peasant people. We never got along and that's the way it is. Also i think, Mongolians don't like them because of their sheer number and their close border with us. But nowadays, both sides are trying to maintain a friendly neighborly state on a political basis.

@Chnamanjx 13 лет назад

no subtitles? did they get lost?

@bbbildhuu 14 лет назад

@nosorog91 Yes we have some agriculture, but the actual nomads in Mongolia mostly depend on their "sheeps and horses". Most of the mongolian people is a buddhist but im sorry i cant answer you last question since i dont know a lot about buddhism.

@user-ht4gb2fw4e 12 лет назад

It might be practical to contact the "Horse" people's over here in North America and compare (Environmental Impact) note's concerning developement of tribal land's here and in Central Asia. These are the tribe's Mongol's must visit>>Plain's Cree-Blackfoot Confederacy and theyre Sarcee allie's,and the Lakota Confederacy and the Crow people. That's only a few tribe's from the steppe over here. unfortunately, none of them have republic's yet.

@TheGreatDeciever55 12 лет назад

even the old rancher in this video didnt necessarily want to be a rancher...the brain is designed to adapt and train itself for certain environments....which creates a sort of mental comfort in a forced or constant environment that may not neccessarily be desirable...for all we know he would have been a stunt driver if he could have been...but after years of forced nomadic life (by neccessity) he would inevitably gain a distinct comfort as a rancher...because thats what the brain does to survive

@rimjames 16 лет назад

Mongolian horses are relatively short legs and a large head. Great horse since the time of Genghis Khan.

@TSRNCHR 12 лет назад

We, Mongolians, have been in Democracy since 1991. It means we've been living in it for 22 years. I hope my people will find a way to do it. :)

@buzzlightyearandco 12 лет назад

I want to go to Mongolia and visit the countryside

@Eopyk 14 лет назад

@rofrno That are word that decend from the Proto-language for an example English father and Latin pater and Sanskrit pitat or Classical Greek Patér etc :) I am no expert in Altaic remember but from all I know it is hard to found sure congnates for an example beetwen Turkish and Japanese and many words might be very very ditsant loans. But who knows. You know any congnates?

@ChamorruWarrior 12 лет назад

(PART ONE) You can be happy and modern, but here's my point. I believe human beings were meant to live much differently. If we look at the human body,basically we were designed to RUN (Not exactally something common in modern society) along with use our brains, obviously. People were designed to solve problems, work together in a group. I feel that "modern" society is overcomming so many problems that it's a problem in itself. I don't need anyone to live, or care about anyone to live.

@ChamorruWarrior 12 лет назад

My main problem with modern society is I feel people do not know themself, they try to be who people want them to be, they use computer screens and ipods etc to escape the reality of life and ignore the questions that make us human. Why are we alive? Why is there something instead of nothing? I am a Roman Catholic and sponserd a girl a bit younger than me for her confirmation. I see the same thing in her as many modern teens. When crap gets real in the room, they turn off and turn the iPod on.

@ChamorruWarrior 12 лет назад

You know a lot about Guam, most people have never heard of Guam before... lol My point is not tribes are perfect. My point is that there are large holes in our society, we don't have less problems in our society, we have different ones. One example is money. It's common in our society to HATE your job, you do it for money. But the happy people in our society work for something bigger than money. And what could bring more fulfillment and strong friendships than to work for eachother's survival

@Larre500 14 лет назад

It is said that all nations came from Turkey (8 people from Mt. Ararat, all related being a Mother and father, 3 kids and their wives). From there, the 3 families that came from the area of Mt. Ararat spread out into different directions. It is possible that Hungarians and Mongolians came from the same family line. It is also possible that Turks and Mongolians came from the same family line as well. Just an example of the fact that we are all related!! Peace..

@turuu214 15 лет назад

i think the translation was pretty good

@TSRNCHR 12 лет назад

I'm Mongolian. I wonder who told the world that American Life Style is what the world wants or doesn't. First the world needs to see what development we are going to? What i know is we, Mongolians, can't continue living in this life, though can't destroy it. We need to find a way to combine high tech development and nomadic style life. To the bottom of reality nature is our source that creates and feeds us. That's how i see it. It's just my thought. Don't live in virtual world. :)

@ishotthesherifswife 16 лет назад

the mongols gentics are linked to those of the native american indias, who were thought to have once crossed the bering straight in an ancient winter

@btumurbaatar 12 лет назад

Being a nomad is too hard for you! My country is just beauiful that's it =)

@monkeymanwasd1239 3 года назад

Technically the only thing in agriculture that takes less effort is fishing calorie wise.

@nyamdavaa 16 лет назад

Haha, lol. You're right. I did not notice! Thanks,

@Abinadi7 12 лет назад

To journeymanpictures, this video would have been a lot more interesting if an english translation had been provided for the mongolian responses. As provided, it is interesting only for its visuals as the soundtrack has limited usefullness. Ireally wanted to hear and understand the herder/businessman's answers to the questions.

@TheGreatDeciever55 12 лет назад

Even with the idea that people do not "know themselves"---As if human beings haven't been playing roles for ages---soldiers, knights, governors, muslims, christians---we are always filling in a role. Nowadays its goth, or punk, or hiphop with many of the ancient roles still in effect...there is no difference other than whats circumstantial. I would say that people know themselves better if anything--they are free from the shackles of suppressed thought---they can mingle with all groups and ideas

@artin74 13 лет назад

they live in reality !

@7777Scion 12 лет назад

Interesting country. Nomadic life today has changed much from the 13th century, due to many factors, not just due to modern 20th century life. I hope the government officials will one day be purged of corruption. Still, Mongolia free from Soviet influence is a nation better off.

@mkhishee 12 лет назад

aww my poor dad was so young here

@monkeymanwasd1239 3 года назад

Will you be making anymore youtube videos?

@thomasturb 16 лет назад

Well, that's one of the widely believed theories, and it is probably true since many of the genes that the Native Americans (Aztecs, Incas, Mayas) inherited from their ancestors seems to be Mongolian in origin.

@GODKHaaaaaaN 14 лет назад

nice.vid

@Tuya56 13 лет назад

@TheZortaw Believe me. I am a Mongolian. The most of Mongolians hate their lives and really worried about the country's economy and the growth and future of their children. There is no way to stay healthy and peaceful in today's world with this kind of lifestyle and most Mongolians agree with me, I think. Because Mongolia is the part of our planet and even they stay in one place, the world moves on and we are so much affected by the others.

@altaikhan1360 11 лет назад

We just found out that there are many mongols in Afghanistan. A very large population (5 or 6 million) people called Hazara (meaning thousands because Mongol army was organized in 1000 and 10,000) live in Afghanistan. They are descendants of the Mongol Turkic people. Click (Hazara people) on youtube.

@bbbildhuu 14 лет назад

@AndresGiudiceG agreed

@GuantraD 14 лет назад

nice country!

@baagiis1579 10 лет назад

The negdel is the social production unit which based on farms in communist era. These units were found based on herder's livestock who are volunteer. Actually the communists were forced herders by ideology.

@star4evr9 14 лет назад

@NomadsFromSteppe Take heart dear one, that you are loved. Do not let your heart be sad by unkind and unthoughtful words.

@TheGreatDeciever55 12 лет назад

Well, first of all Guam had dispersed populations on an isolated island (like you said) with abundent resources----therefore warfare was environmentally uneccessary. And even with that said im still quite sure that the latte period of ancient chamorro has evidence of skillfully crafted weapons and slings (and there are no large game animals to hunt them with) even still ancient Guam was segregated---it had an upperclass (Matua) and a lower class that were rarely in social contact....

@solidysnake1 14 лет назад

I'd love to grow up riding horses. So jealousss

@erdenebill 15 лет назад

as u said

@vidaripollen 13 лет назад

omg.they are rich.organic food ,fresh air,and no need to shop much.

@bck70 15 лет назад

They are same, Tatar themselves are as much as Mongol as the Tribe of Chinghis Khan. The word Mongol include many ethnically diverse central Asian tribes. It was basically a tribal conflict between the tribe of Chinghis khan and the Tatars.

@Crecybowman 14 лет назад

Needed either subtitles or translation....

@nyamjavgerelbaatar216 11 лет назад

we have a big city our population is not so much but still we have that biiiiig land which is beauty a culture

@Tuya56 13 лет назад

@TheZortaw I find it sometimes easier to live like that, too. But I think it is not right to live with no thoughts of tomorrow. It is the lifestyle they had since 10th century and it is pretty much unchanged. Humans are intelligent; we have to change and develop. Staying the same for thousand years is just not right. Mongolia is a good place to spend a vacation, but not to live for lifetime.

@BB4liffe 16 лет назад

Thanx ruladrise,turkman our brothers,hooraaahhh!

@ChamorruWarrior 12 лет назад

(PART TWO)Today people are often times selfish and hateful to eachother,we have hardly any problems to solve together as a team or society. If I'm hungry I'll go to the store,thirsty go to sink,bored TV or computer and in the mean time call a girl a slut and say mean things about her on the computer or do drugs/sex/party etc.But people who live in a tribe and fight together to survive have no time for bullshit,they work together and solve problems. Today we create problems for ourself and others

@nesko86 15 лет назад

Isn't it good life? I really want to live in places like this.

@aikokzsg 15 лет назад

I think they r quite happy people. They r healthy and FREE, they eat and drink only natural food. These people will survive in any condition compared to urban people who can not even cook for themselves.

@gatheringleaves 15 лет назад

I heard Mongolia has alot of unspoiled wilderness, is that true?

@baagiis1579 10 лет назад

Mongols are last nomadic people on the earth. I think that they have to keep their advantages. Nowadays many modern countries like Japan, USA and European countries are finding a new way to solve their social crisis and weakness. In this case the original Buddhism and modern semi nomadic life style like Mongolian's may open the new way of the right civilization. The main matter is not satisfying directly our desire but let fitting our possibilities to real circumstances.

@bmalecom 14 лет назад

@nosorog91 it's like some christians allow wine and some don't even allow caffeine. Different adaptations and interpretations of one religion. It is an important part of mongolian culture and crucial element of survival in the Steppe. Russians are mostly christians, right? And they drink vodka.

@sanbastion 15 лет назад

Reminds me of Tattooine from Star Wars :D

@Jason200384 15 лет назад

Ive heard that mongals never take showers. Is that true?

@baterdene21 15 лет назад

my mongolia. i love Mongolia

@Sun2b84 12 лет назад

but now i am living a like modern life playing dota cs and any thing

@yuksporr 13 лет назад

@nosorog91 it's dangerous to have agriculture in Mongolia, because it can destroy its soil (problem like this appeared in 1960-s in USSR in virgin soils of Kazakhstan). Also, I read that in Mongolia killing animals is forbidden for monks and lamas, but not for usual people

@nandalimbu 12 лет назад

It is so beautiful. I also agree that city life sucks. I come from Nepal and i see many people are getting americanized every day. The more americanized the people get in the country like ours, the more bad the kids get...i mean things like going to disco, smoking, teenage pregnancy.

@Eopyk 13 лет назад

@Pohjanpoika13 Yeah exactly I just meant that many Anatolian Turks seem to belive that they descend from one lineargroup of central asian stepp nomads who traveld via Turkmenistan in to Anatlolia. And because of the high nationalism in Turkey soom deny that they have connections with Greeks, Armenians, Ancient Anatolians, Balkans, Assyrians and others that intermarried and assimilated into Turkish culture. Instead modern Turks can feel proud of having a culture so varied in origin :)

@viniciusgalvao2 14 лет назад

Where is the translation?

@Japanorama 13 лет назад

@Sincrol stupid question imo

@NiceMongols 15 лет назад

My Mongol country under the ETERNAL BLUE SKY

@DimitriNakos 15 лет назад

they should add subtitles to the mongolian part i wanna know what they are saying.

@Eopyk 13 лет назад

@kelRapunzel I agree culture means more then ''blood'' how ever I can get slightly anoyed at Anatolian Turks who deny any connection with Greeks, Old Anatolians, Balkans, Assyrians and others and elements from these culture may still be seen. Turks have a large and mixed cultural herritage and if one cares genetic herritage why not feel proud of all of them and not only the Turk herritage ? I mean I would love if a western Turk looked at a Greek ruin and felt my cultural herritage built that.

@caanni 16 лет назад

Mongolian Uralic-Altay people..Turanian people Turkey Hungarian Mongolian Estonian,Finland,Saamiland,Tatarstan I am Turkish long live Mongolian

@ChamorruWarrior 12 лет назад

(PART 3) You might call this "tangible progress" but is it solving problems or just creating new ones? If I am not running through the forest with a spear counting on you to have my back and me yours and instead we're sitting on our computers our friendship is less. It sounds bad but it's true. Character building and friendship building is shaped from REAL problems that are solved together.Example, friendships made fighting in Iraq are the strongest. We don't have these issues, so we are weak

@Eopyk 13 лет назад

@kelRapunzel Language cultural shifts in other words :). Hungarian is Uralic Not Altaic and Altaic as a language family is in parts conteversial especialy in regards to Japanese and Korean. Well do Indo-European speakers look and sound the same ? No it is primarly a matter of culture and language.

@Frankamaria 11 лет назад

in Mongolia is mostly Buddism... there is a small population of Christians and Muslims, living peacefully together... it´s not a religion thing

@inferno0020 10 лет назад

Good luck then. I heard of that the nomads have a very hard time now since miners are digging the hell out of their grassland and they have no choice but to move to Ulaan Bataar

@OsmancikBaldoPirinc 11 лет назад

I love mongol people from Turkmenistan

@TheGreatDeciever55 12 лет назад

the modern age can bring health, beauty, knowledge and peace-----but we have perverted it with nuclear weapons and the mass media...etc. Just because Human beings utilize the modern age for corruption---doesnt mean it is corrupt. And no matter how much you want to argue it--historically we have never seen more peace, more universal understanding, more self respect as people---and above all, more happiness. People are free to marry as they choose--find love unhindered..the modern age is beautiful

@TheGreatDeciever55 12 лет назад

(Part 1) Now i want to say first of all that i understand your sentiment----but i think you are looking at this a little too simply---without taking all factors into account...for instance---we obviously know that ancient tribes would murder and savagely beat their own tribal brothers when another would come in contact with their mate...or their FOOD...We know that ancient nomadic tribes had petty sqaubles and a common lack of ethical standards which are inherent in modern society....

@cool70200 16 лет назад

Interesting, so it is a generational issue now? Most of the older generation staying with the old ways while the younger generation are more susceptible to the capitalistic changes?

@TheGreatDeciever55 12 лет назад

"Just because someone is "modern" doesn't mean they are worth more, or better" ---yes but it also doesnt mean theyare worth LESS either...therefore you have to take perception out of the equation and focus on facts..T.V dependence is an unfortunate product of our modern world---but it is not essential to it. Therefore you could still be modern and be happy with just people around you----but you would still have access to better education--medical supplies...tangible progress

@tatarmongol 14 лет назад

Emeegiin deeliig har l daa, Arai l shinevter yum aa! LOL

@Eopyk 14 лет назад

@rofrno No there is no proof for that . It is linguistics job to proof on what ever Korean and Japanese are Altaic languages. Infact the Altaic language familiy still considers conterversial

@jw2327 15 лет назад

Best bit - 3.16 - 3.18

@sawsee28 14 лет назад

lol my dad came from this.. like 10 paos (house-ish) every square kilometer. TO think I dun even speak chinese and grew up in Canada and America...i lost alot of the culture but I must say...those places are soooooooo dangerous

@sansetra 15 лет назад

we proud our country.Mongolia

@1111hola 12 лет назад

hey how is mongolia like? i mean geographically. the video shows grassy plains, but i see no trees. videos have the strange characteristic of liying about land to me. is it desert like or full of grass?