Ritoma
Norlha's Children
There is a little group of children, mostly belonging to the Norlha Managers who come and storm the office every day at 4:30 and on Saturdays, ...
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Animals and Surroundings
On the Move
Today, people tend to forget how much we, homo sapiens, have always moved from one place to another. Migration, which happened ‘en masse’ for m...
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Clothing
LAUNCHING NORLHA'S NEW WEBSITE
Norlha is located on the Tibetan Plateau the region otherwise known as the Roof of the World, an area populated by more yak and sheep than huma...
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Ritoma
PARALYMPIANS ON THE PLATEAU - NORLHA INTRODUCES WHEELCHAIR HOOPS
Every year, Norlha hosts two international basketball tournaments: a 5-versus-5 event during the Spring, and a 3-versus-3 event (or 3x3) in the...
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Animals and Surroundings
The End of Summer
The pasture remains a bright shade of parrot green, though the tips of long grass left to grow wild in the autumn pasture turn gold at the tips...
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Craft
Old Hands, New Tools
When we began planning Norlha in 2005, we knew that we could not rely on the traditional skills in spinning and weaving of the nomads we planne...
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Colours
Color in Grey
Color tends to catch our eye and excite our brain, causing us to overlook the beauty of grey. Grey is rich and varied, noisy but also calming. ...
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Animals and Surroundings
The Machu Learning Curve
When Dechen and her brother Genam set off to Amdo to buy yak wool in the summer of 2005, they had no idea what they were getting into, and neit...
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Religion and Culture
Silhouettes
Ritoma, like many other areas of grassland is a succession of hills and valleys. Nomads pitch their tents on the south facing flank of a hill, ...
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