Butch Stedge

Butch Stedge loves Mongolia and the Mongol people.

On Saturday, about 30 people gathered to hear Butch Stedge talk about modern Mongolia. Originally scheduled as our AAUW speaker at the January branch meeting (cancelled due to snow), Butch graciously  rescheduled.

He shared slides of the countryside and some of the ancient history — Ghengis Khan — and more recent history — since the break up of the USSR.

Mongolia is now a democracy. About half of the population lives in modern cities, the other half are semi-nomadic. 98% of the population is literate. It’s mineral rich and has very little land suitable for agriculture. Most of the rural population herd goats or sheep. Religious tolerance has long been part of their history.