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{{For|the Pali word|Dukkha}}
The '''Dukha''' ({{lang-mn|Цаатан}}, '''Tsaatan''') are a small culture of reindeer herders living in northern [[Khövsgöl Province|Khövsgöl Aimag]] of [[Mongolia]].
Only 44 Dukha families remain, totalling somewhere between 200 and 400 people. They ride, breed, milk, and live off of [[reindeer]], though the reindeer population has dropped to approximately 600 since the 1970s, when it was an estimated 2000. Since the democratization of Mongolia, no governmental programs have been in place to replenish reindeer herds with animals from [[Siberia]], direly endangering the Dukha way of life. Much of the Dukha income today comes from tourists who pay to buy their crafts and to ride their domesticated reindeer.
== External links ==
* [http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1104_041104_reindeer_people.html National Geographic News] ''"Reindeer People" Resort to Eating Their Herds'', 2004
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTi20-Nojwo Nomadicare]
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[[Category:Tuvan peoples]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Mongolia]]
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