The Tuvan were a hunter-herder, nomadic society. They are a south Siberian Turkic group and are located near the border of the Soviet Union and Mongolia. In 1921, the Tuvans formed a revolutionary republic called Tannu Tuva with the support of the Soviet Union. They became an independent region within Russia in 1944. The Tuva largely consists of rural land and their herding tradition is still apparent (Alekseev, Kirgiz, & Levin 1990, 3).
In Tuva and neighbouring areas, “stockbreeding and hunting [was] economically, socially, and spiritually intertwined for as long as nomads [had] roamed the Eurasian steppe” (Levin 2006, 80). With its diverse ecological zones, herders were also hunters whether it be hunting or herding sheep, goats, cattle,
In Tuva and neighbouring areas, “stockbreeding and hunting [was] economically, socially, and spiritually intertwined for as long as nomads [had] roamed the Eurasian steppe” (Levin 2006, 80). With its diverse ecological zones, herders were also hunters whether it be hunting or herding sheep, goats, cattle,