Sep 20, 2024 · The organization is targeting reindeer migration corridors, working with Sámi people to identify places along the routes that need restoration most and using their traditional …

Dec 8, 2022 · For centuries, the Sámi people relied on reindeer herding for food, warmth, and income. Although the Sámi—along with many Indigenous cultures—have been suppressed …

Reindeer became the preferred vehicle on the expanses of Eurasia. The Sámi people lived and worked in so-called siiddat (reindeer herding groups) and reindeer were used for transport, …

In the Sami's homeland, spread across northern Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, the notion of time is untethered from the cycles of the sun and is yoked instead to something far …

Dec 20, 2021 · Under a midnight summer sun, the Inari Sámi gather reindeer. New calves, born just months before, are given a distinctive earmark by the Indigenous herders and then …

Mar 12, 2024 · Sweden's reindeer need old-growth trees to survive. But scientists say logging is pushing these forests to the brink of extinction.

Feb 3, 2022 · In the Sami culture, reindeer are sacred: an animal that is essential in nearly every aspect of living, from feeding bellies to keeping warm. Lapland, or Sápmi (the preferred Sami …

Apr 4, 2019 · Nomadic Sámi people often were the famous reindeer herders, while the Sámi living in permanent settlements often sustained themselves by fishing. Today, only the reindeer …

Dec 16, 2018 · KAUTOKEINO, Norway — Reindeer herding is not a job for many Sami, an indigenous people of fewer than 140,000 who inhabit mostly the northern reaches of Sweden, …

Sámi people have an ancient reciprocal relationship with reindeer and the landscapes of the European Arctic. Against the backdrop of a warming world and the spectre of “green …