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Nowhere have recent environmental and social changes been more pronounced than in post-Soviet Siberia. Donatas Brandišauskas probes the strategies that Orochen reindeer herders of southeastern Siberia have developed to navigate these changes. “Catching luck” is one such strategy that plays a central role in Orochen cosmology -- luck implies a vernacular theory of causality based on active interactions of humans, non-humans, material objects, and places.  Brandišauskas describes in rich details the skills, knowledge, ritual practices, storytelling, and movements that enable the Orochen to “catch luck” (or not, sometimes), to navigate times of change and upheaval.

Oroch (Asian people) --- Reindeer herders --- Ethnology --- Social life and customs. --- Religion. --- Orotches (Peuple d'Asie) --- Éleveurs de rennes --- Anthropologie sociale et culturelle --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Religion --- Social life and customs --- Oroch (Asian people) - Russia (Federation) - Transbaikalia --- Oroch (Asian people) - Social life and customs --- Oroch (Asian people) - Religion --- Reindeer herders - Russia (Federation) - Transbaikalia --- Ethnology - Russia (Federation) - Transbaikalia --- Cultural anthropology --- Ethnography --- Races of man --- Social anthropology --- Anthropology --- Human beings --- Reindeer herdsmen --- Herders --- Oroches --- Orochi (Asian people) --- Evenki (Asian people) --- Udekhe (Asian people)