Photo by davidemonteleonestudio | Yamal, northern Siberia, Russia, 2017. In the last few years, global warming and pollution have affected the lifestyle of the Indigenous Nenets in this region. These communities of nomadic herders seem bound to disappear; permafrost melt interferes with their ancient seasonal rhythm and hydrocarbon exploitation is poisoning the herds on which they survive. Even so, they keep coming every year to Salekhard for a gathering of northern nomadic people. Their social fabric is still so strong that most Nenet teenagers return to the tundra life once they are done with their formal education in town. Follow davidemonteleonestudio for more about this and other stories. #tundra #nomads #yamal #russia