Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Oronchon (Oeochon), i.e. "Reindeer Keepers," a general tribal name occurring in many parts of Siberia. The best known are a Tungus people of the Amur basin, reaching from the Daurian frontier for sixty miles eastwards to the Amur, where it is joined on its left bank by the Oldo.