In the Circle of White StonesThis narrative of subsistence on the Tibetan plateau describes the life worlds of people in a region traditionally known as Kham who move with their yaks from pasture to pasture, depending on the milk production of their herd for sustenance. Gillian Tans story, based on her own experience of living through seasonal cycles with the people of Dora Karmo between 2006 and 2013, examines the communitys powerful relationship with a Buddhist lama and their