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(2007), made for the United Nations, a documentary about land rights disputes in Finnish Lapland [210] The Sami (Saamelainen) (2007), a Mushkeg Media documentary about the state of aboriginal languages [211] Wolf (2008), an examination of how the traditions of the Sámi villagers in northern Sweden are confronted with modern-day society [212]
Sámi reindeer herders of the Lapland-Yukon Relief Expedition, 1898, Seattle. The government was once again forced to find new forms of food in Alaska, after the discovery of gold and the Klondike Gold Rush brought more people to the region than the already strained and sparse infrastructure could sustain. [ 2 ]
However, reindeer herding has a more prominent economic role in the local communities of the north. Siida s are governed like stock companies, where the reindeer-holders elect a board of directors and a chief executive officer ( poroisäntä , 'reindeer master') every three years, voting with as many votes as they have reindeer.
There are some differences between the Scandinavian Siidas and the North American Sami Siida. The Scandinavian Sami siida system covers a whole range of Sami culture and economic interests, such as pastoral rights for reindeer herding, geography, and varied economic agreements, and describes a legal definition of varying degrees within each of the Scandinavian countries.
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Unsurprisingly for a territory covered in snow, Lapland is home to a handful of popular ski resorts.The main ones are found in Finland, and include Yllas, Levi and Saariselka (most of which are ...
The Lapland region of the North holds the Sami population. Up to around 1500, the Sami were mainly fishermen and trappers, usually in a combination, leading a nomadic lifestyle decided by the migrations of the reindeer. Traditionally, Sami people engaged in fishing, trapping and herding reindeer.
Duodji is a traditional Sami handicraft, dating back to a time when the Sami were far more isolated from the outside world than they are today. [1] [2] [3] Duodji tools, clothing, and accessories are intended to primarily be functional, [4] [5] but may also incorporate artistic elements. [6]