Ritoma
SUMMER ON THE PLATEAU
The life of a nomad is active, regulated by nature and requiring constant vigilance. The herd is the nomad’s source of livelihood, and is constantl...
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Religion and Culture
EARTH CLEANSING
Each year, on the 19th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar, the monks of Ritoma Monastery and men representing each clan and household make ...
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THE NOMAD TENT
The sprawling black tent, or bagu, is the home of pastors for about eight months of the year. A big bagu, more common in the past when large famili...
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Religion and Culture
THE MOVE TO CHAKKA
From time immemorial, harmony among various pastoral groups relied on equal access to their most important asset; grassland. Norlha lies in the dis...
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Ritoma
CELEBRATING THE ELDERLY
Every Sagadawa, Norlha offers each of the Ritoma residents over the age of 80 the gift of a scarf. These senior members of the community spend thei...
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Craft
ARTISAN PORTRAITS
Over the last decade, Norlha has spent 40,000+ hours training local nomads in vocational, management & textile skills, training more than 150 a...
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Craft
MENDING IN TIBET
The attitude towards what we wear has changed so much in the past 100 years, that mending our clothes would seem both impractical and a waste of ti...
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Religion and Culture
EARTH DAY IN RITOMA
Historically, Ritoma has been home to Tibetan nomads who are closely tied to nature’s cycles, knowing that moderation helps to maintain a balance, ...
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Craft
FELT IN TIBET
Asian nomads have used felt for thousands of years, and examples of felt banners were found in the Dun Hunag caves, believed to be a thousand years...
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Ritoma
SYMBOLISM OF WATER
The Tibetan Plateau is the land of water, the place where Asia’s most important rivers, the Brahmaputra, Salween, Yangtse, Mekong and Indus, take t...
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NORDEN CAMP - NORLHA'S SISTER COMPANY
Norlha textiles were created from the union of precious khullu and the skilled hands of local artisans. Together, they wove and spun a way of life...
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