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02-02-2024 07:46 AM
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Thank you for sharing this Oznell!
What an interesting and colorful people! I have been told in the past that reindeer really don't exist...
and apparently they really do!
02-02-2024 11:52 AM
@nwbabs , wow, I didn't even know that there was a Sami film industry-- how neat! Glad that they are preserving as much of their culture as possible.
02-02-2024 12:35 PM - edited 02-02-2024 12:39 PM
@on the bay That is exactly what I thought when I saw her picture. So lovely!
02-02-2024 02:15 PM
@on the bay I have visited Norway and many, many of the people look like her. The most beautiful people I have encountered in all my travels.
Informative thread, thank you @Oznell
02-02-2024 09:26 PM
Oznell,
Thank you for this lovely informative post.
My DIL is from Finland and i have been there many times.
It is a truly beautiful country. Extended family members travel
to Lapland each year and I love hearing their stories.
02-03-2024 08:57 AM
@Oznell Very interesting........thank you!
02-03-2024 02:36 PM
@Oznell wrote:
The Sami, or sometimes "Saami", people, is the name that the indigenous people of what what we've known as Lapland, call themselves. Traditionally, they have herded reindeer and fished, at the most northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. There are about 50,000 to 100,000 of them in the world. Their preferred name for Lapland is Sapmi.
February 6 is Sami National Day.
They are an ancient European group that is distinct from most of the other Europeans who surround them-- they seem to be related to the Finno-Ugric groups that include Finns, and their languages are Finno-Ugric. For awhile they were thought to be Asian in origin, but genetically have been found to have, at the highest, no higher than about 20-30 percent Asian heritage, similar to many other Northern Europeans.
To most casual observers, they might seem like a fascinating, almost magical, merging of two traditions....
It's believed that ages and ages ago, they underwent a long period of isolation from other Europeans, along with Finns, who are also different from Scandinavians.
They have a proud history of guiding and helping Arctic expeditions. Below, the Norwegian flag on the left, and the Sami flag, on the right. I like the way the Sami flag mirrors the brilliant colors you find in the Sami folk costumes--
The Sami Parliament in Karasjok, Norway, is a cool building:
The folk costumes are worn with panache, and are so beguiling:
This modern day Sami woman confessed that at first, she was reluctant to wear the cultural dress, feeling too "different", worried about stigmatization. Now she's thrilled to wear it.
This young Sami woman just hints at traditional dress in the rich colors of her muffler--
Their traditional knives are so beautiful, too--
Look at all their different languages:
Brrrr!
@Oznell wrote:
The Sami, or sometimes "Saami", people, is the name that the indigenous people of what what we've known as Lapland, call themselves. Traditionally, they have herded reindeer and fished, at the most northern regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. There are about 50,000 to 100,000 of them in the world. Their preferred name for Lapland is Sapmi.
February 6 is Sami National Day.
They are an ancient European group that is distinct from most of the other Europeans who surround them-- they seem to be related to the Finno-Ugric groups that include Finns, and their languages are Finno-Ugric. For awhile they were thought to be Asian in origin, but genetically have been found to have, at the highest, no higher than about 20-30 percent Asian heritage, similar to many other Northern Europeans.
To most casual observers, they might seem like a fascinating, almost magical, merging of two traditions....
It's believed that ages and ages ago, they underwent a long period of isolation from other Europeans, along with Finns, who are also different from Scandinavians.
They have a proud history of guiding and helping Arctic expeditions. Below, the Norwegian flag on the left, and the Sami flag, on the right. I like the way the Sami flag mirrors the brilliant colors you find in the Sami folk costumes--
The Sami Parliament in Karasjok, Norway, is a cool building:
The folk costumes are worn with panache, and are so beguiling:
This modern day Sami woman confessed that at first, she was reluctant to wear the cultural dress, feeling too "different", worried about stigmatization. Now she's thrilled to wear it.
This young Sami woman just hints at traditional dress in the rich colors of her muffler--
Their traditional knives are so beautiful, too--
Look at all their different languages:
Brrrr!
What an informative and lovely post. Thank you for sharing.
02-03-2024 03:40 PM
Very pretty and interesting @Oznell. I visited a reindeer farm in Alaska but the reindeer weren't as big and as pretty as the ones in these pics. I even have a pic of my daughters petting reindeer displayed in my home.
02-03-2024 06:25 PM
Very cool, (no pun and intended) and great information.
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