From hunters to herders. Reflections on the “Ecological Migration” of the Chinese Evenki reindeer herders

• Published in: Études mongoles et sibériennes, centrasiatiques et tibétaines
• Main Author: Xie, Yuanyuan
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Centre d'Etudes Mongoles & Sibériennes / École Pratique des Hautes Études 2018
• Subjects: Chine; Évenk; minorités ethniques; identité; chasse; élevage; conflits; tourisme; China; Evenki; ethnic minorities; identity; hunting; herding; conflicts; tourism; anthro-se; scipo
• Online Access: http://journals.openedition.org/emscat/3414

The “traditional way of life” among the Evenki reindeer herders of China has faced many changes after their “Ecological Migration” in 2003 and the hunting ban. Evenki identity has thus shifted, as they are officially categorised as “reindeer herders” rather than “hunters”. Being identified as a “hun...