Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Sami Culture
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Snowmobiles have ousted sleds and nowadays only a minority of Sami live from their
reindeerherdsorcoastalfishing.ButtheSamiculture(
Clickhere
),transcendingthefronti-
ers of Norway, Sweden and Finland, lives on and strong. The affairs of the Norwegian Sami
are regulated by the Sami Parliament, its building a masterpiece of design in mellow wood.
And Sami identity lies secure in the language and its dialects, traditions such as the
joik
(a
sustained,dronedrhythmicpoem),andhandicraftssuchassilversmithingandknifemaking.
RICHARD CUMMINS
