SAMI CHRISTMAS?
When people ask us about the Sami Christmas, again we say that there is not one easy short answer to this question. Again, because of Christianization and colonization. But to.
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JOTUNHEIMEN – HOME OF THE JOTNER
The area with the highest mountains of Scandinavia is named Jotunheimen and is located in southern Norway. Jotunheimen means: The home of the Jotner. Jotner is a word from the.
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FREE COURSE ABOUT YOIK
Our free course that you will get directly to your mailbox is ready! This course gives you basic knowledge about yoik, so that you can continue your yoiking-journey with essential.
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OTTERS IN THE OLD SÁMI TIMES
Another curiosity from the old times is regarding otters. As far back as I can remember when I was a kid, I always dreamt about having an otter as a.
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STÁINNAK – A HOLY REINDEER
Back in the old times, before the 60s when the engines started to arrive here in Sapmi and enter the reindeer herding. We Samis had a closer relationship with nature.
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ARCTIC TASTE
Jungles homeplace is still more or less like it was when he grew up. No roads, no electricity, no people (even fewer then eariler), and no shops. So to be.
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SAMI FOLKLORE – “IN THE HOUSE OF ULDA”
In house of the Ulda – (the underground peope/ the hidden people/one of the sáivu-people) Read about the realm of Saivu here. The underground people are richer than people living.
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MY BIRCH SPRING EXPERIMENT
Birch is one of the most common trees in Scandinavia and has so many uses it is impossible to list them all… But lets give you an idea: burning wood,.
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SAMI FILMS PLAYLIST ON YOUTUBE
There are quite a few videos about the Sami people on YouTube. Here are some of the ones we think are are great footage.
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WHEN THE YOIK CAME TO ME
Written by guestblogger Stéphane Aubinet, a researcher from Belgium. The yoik first came to me long before I started to do “research” about it, when I was a teenager living.
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