AyoungsterinLaplandrelateshowhispeopleherdreindeerandhowimportanttheyaretotheirsurvival.Thetribefollowstheanimalsandwhentheanimalsfindfood,thetribebuildssheltersagainsttheweather.Whenareindeerisslaughteredforfood,nothingiswasted.Atribalweddingisalsoshown.Whenspringarrivestheherdheadsforthemountainsand,thoughanavalancheenrotedestroysmuchoftheherd,theycontinueon.Otheranimalsareseenintheirnaturalhabitat,waswellasthebirthofbabydeer.Rounduptimeforthedeerarrivesandtheyareputintoacorral,countedandbrandedontheear.Whensummerends,thereindeerstartthetrekback.Thetribalchildrenareplacedinaboardingschoolforthewinterintown.