“The world doesn’t belong to leaders,

the world belongs to all humanity”

-Dalai Lama
 Diversity & its importance
 Richer life experience
 Growing Acceptance, Diminishing Discrimination
 Societies are more & more multicultural
 Background Information
Population: Around 4 million (Estimated)

Region: Himalayas

Ethnics: 31 groups

Dominant Groups: Tibetans, Mongols, Kyrgyz,

Wakhi, Sherpa, Brokpa

Religions: Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism

Yak Herder of Himalayas
History of the Yak Herder

The Role of Yak

Custom of the Yak Herder

 History of the Yak Herders
 Origin
 Existed 2.5 million years ago
 Travel to the Central areas
of Himalayas
 Appeared 4,000 years ago
(Yak Herder)

 Diversity of tribe
 Afghanistan (Kyrgyz, Islam)
 China (Tibetan, Tibetan Buddhism)
 India (Bhotia, Hinduism)
 Interesting Antiquity
 1962, Hostilities in India & China
 Remarkable civilization, 1,300 years ago
 2018-19, Harsh climate
 The Role of Yak
 In Culture
 Horn & Skulls
 Blood Drinking
 Fashion

 In Economic
 Consumable (meat, milk)
 Non-consumable (hair & dung)
 Transportation
 In Food
 Tibetan bread
 Smoke meat
 Yak tea
 Custom of Yak Herder
 Daily Routine
 Milking before sunrise
 Sending animal to graze
 Making dairy product

 Religious Herder
 Follow the country
 Tibetan Buddhism
 Drukpa Tsheshi Festival
 Migration
 In summer, to upper of the valley
 In winter, to lower of the valley
 15-16 days delay to reach a area
History of the Yak Herder

The Role of Yak

Custom of the Yak Herder

 Obtain new ideas, technologies, & knowledge.
 Improve communication skill, low descriminated.
 Make the country or religious more beautiful with its
ritual.