One Of The Least Known Ethnic Groups Of Europe. Who Are They?

Sápmi is the Sámi people’s own name for their traditional territory. The Sámi people are the Indigenous people of the northern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula and large parts of the Kola Peninsula and they live in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Russia. There is no reliable information on the population of the Sámi people; they are, however, estimated to number between 50,000-100,000. The Sami – an ethnic group who are known as the last indigenous people of Europe.

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[sealfan]

Thank you so much for sharing this amazing film and this lovely family opening their home and hearts to all of us around the world. Sending lots of love from North Carolina, USA

[Roger-gojc]

I went to the World Indigenous Conference with my mum and a Yuin elder in Canberra around 1980, a long time ago.
Many tribal nations from around the world, many with their own stories of wonder and also pain.
Sami herders were there too, about 5 or 6 of them in their beautiful national dress. The major impression of them was a irrepressible joy that could not be denied. Loved them.

[roxpace]

The sami "capital" city is not in Russia, its Jokkmokk in Sweden, in Russia there are not many sami left, most are living in Norway and Sweden and Finland.

[imse]

We also have Sami people in the middle east of Norway(North Hedmark and Trøndelag)) and middle west in Sweden(Härjedalen, Jämtland), who have reindeers. There are several sami languages in Norway and Sweden. The sami in the south of Norway doesn’t speak the same language as those in the north.

[mamadeb]

Thank you for sharing. It would be nice to hear the peoples voices and the language and instead read subtitles.

[desktopkitty]

I never heard of Sami until I was 27 years old, when someone asked me I was Sami. Interestingly, I had been asked if I am Eskimo when visiting relatives in Canada. I find it amusing all the different ethnicities people guess I am.

[NedkaRokonokova]

My people lived in teepees, lived off the land, saw the divine in all things. So, I'm watching and listening to this, and I see something familiar and I hear a terribly familiar story of what was, and what is dying.

[jaenmartens]

My mother’s Sami family is mixed. Some are blond, some look like Navaho. They live in Norway.

[mangographics]

What a wonderful documentary - thanks as it really is nice to see such interesting cultures.

[mirandamaria]

this short documentary would've been even better if you had put subtitles instead of voice over. hearing someone's language is part of learning about and immersing yourself in someone's culture. I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't hear their language.

[Hypnotic-tist]

Maybe subtitles? Then it doesn’t interfere with the immersion so much ❤

[tommyprince]

The narrator appears to believe there is only one Sami language in fact there were nine at one time with seven still spoken today. Also Sami clothing in Finland is much more colourful than what is shown here.Other than that wishing all the best to the Sami who survived the soviets.

[WillyUstad-nukr]

I have had boys of the Sami people as soldiers in my platoons. Tough guys, but treat them right!

[freedom_]

That he made a western culture reference, "last of the Mohicans" has so much meaning, that they are there by choice, aware of the modern world yet choose their traditional life.
I'm hoping we have a traditional life renascence here in America, especially with our Appalachian cultures and our Indian cultures

[norseman]

My mom was Sami, My Dad Norse. Little known fact, there was quite a lot of Samis that immigrated to the US so there must be a whole lot of Sami DNA in America too today. I too live in the US, my son here is a Mix of at least 5 Main DNA strains. Norse, Sami, Japanese, Cherokee, and English settlers that was onboard Mayflower.

[jamesa.rodriguez]

God bless the Sami and all peoples large and small. Amen

[majstter]

There are more, like Komi, Nenets, etc, very interesting. And the areas where they live have almost no tourists, even much less than Scandinavia and beautiful nature.

[lenndookun]

Very interesting - I love the way they live and have strong family ties and much respect for nature. My mother was from North Finland and I have a small Sami doll she got us from Finland. So maybe because we are related to Sami people!? 😍 Greetings to all Sami of the Nordic countries 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

[ag]

History and anthropology interests me... I am also the daughter of Hungarian refugees, so Finno- Ugric and Ural- Altaic cultures particularly fascinate me. Are the Sami descended from the Siberian taiga region? Are they genetically related to the Mansi and Khanty? What language group does their language belong to? ( Is it Finno- Ugric?) What is their ancient religion like? ( Is it similar to Tengri shamanism?)

[Echemusic]

absolutely devastated that the shamanistic aspect of the Sami was left as almost a side note at the end and barely explained