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Bert Preast:
A documentary following a bloke called Jon, who is a Sami reindeer herder.  He's not exactly a traditionalist; he uses a snowmobile and other modern stuff, but the reindeer and the harsh but beautiful landscape never change.  An interesting look at modern Sami life.  Jon, the Sami:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwhs_I9pPYA



A hardcore chain-smoking alcoholic intellectual Frenchman casts himself into exile.  Alone, 180 days on lake Baikal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zskcSA0bfM

Mati256:
A well known one, Happy People is a four part documentary about trappers living in a remote area:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbhPIK-oBvA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIdHG9zyrtE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnAF_amhups
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjCs8qi3R0U

Here is a playlist I created a long time ago about Reindeer Herding and similar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFWj0jEaJ5w&list=PLkf0gftJnZptV4qyTUPnsl7lmfcAoAv0a

Bert Preast:
Happy People is great, as is anything involving Werner Herzog  :)

This bloke goes elk hunting with a flintlock, and he suffers for his art:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2I9KRD8kNE 

JormaHossi:
One of my favorite documentaries to ever watch. I love these people and the integrity of they're lifestyle. Absolutely wonderful job! If we were all more like these honest, hard working people, how much more would we appreciate all that we do have.

Bert Preast:
Documentary on Karelia, showing much of the flora and fauna we see in the Unreal World.  48 minutes.

Karelia: Russia's Primeval Forests:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7raq4I0r4XY

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