Within the Mountain


“Within the Mountain” documents the survival of the Ladin pastoral-alpine lifestyle in the face of global adversities like climate change and urbanization, as an example of communal resilience, offering witness to the importance of rural cultural values and ancient tradition. Ladin people are an ethnic minority in Italy who inhabit five valleys in the Dolomites. I followed different farmers, herders and their families as they undertook the two vital practices that have created one of the most diverse environments in Europe: jí a munt (cattle transhumance) and the laborious process of making hay. They are deeply rooted in rural Alpine culture and are distinguished by their trilingualism, their native Ladin, German and Italian, and by their collective agricultural practices. These cultural practices, which stem from ancestral knowledge passed down generations, have created one of the most diverse environments in Europe and are intrinsic to the thriving nature of the Dolomites. Drawing upon centennial traditions imbued with a spirit of interdependency and adaptability, Ladin people are the force behind one of the most marvelous mountain ranges anywhere and remain, till this day, an essential presence for the life of the mountain and its biodiversity.


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