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Igloos and husky sleds dominate the brochures ... home to Father Christmas, reindeer, and various “Sami” experiences. This isolated spot on the Artic Circle, close to the town of Rovaniemi ...
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 over the years ...
I suited up in Arctic expedition gear and set out on a snowmobile sleigh safari to meet Nils Matti, a 12th-generation Indigenous Sámi reindeer herder. His family has been tending herds on this ...
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1. Reindeer Became a Symbol of Christmas in the 1820s A poem from the 1820s solidified the story of Santa Claus soaring through the sky on a sleigh pulled by reindeer. (Credit: Yuganov ...
On Christmas Eve, a team of reindeer will crisscross the sky towing Santa and his present-laden sleigh. But Rudolph ... a winter reindeer eye supplied by Sami herders in Norway.
Margret Fjellström and her reindeer depend on dwindling lichen-rich forests for survival. Margret Fjellström and her family are indigenous Sami reindeer herders, relying on their herds for ...
Dozens of protestors, including Thunberg, have blocked access to Norwegian government buildings in Oslo to protest against two windfarms built on Sámi reindeer grazing grounds. On Wednesday ...