'Samiske Reinsdyr Gjetere' / 'Sami Reindeer Herders' 1978

Sami Herders
by National Film Board of Canada

Published 1978

Producer, Bill Brind; direction and photography, Hubert Schuurman; editing, Marion Meadows

Traces the life, over a 12-month period with a family, Mikkel Hætta family, of Sami or Laplanders, traveling from Finmark Plain, Norway, up to the Arctic coast and back again with their herd of reindeer

Producer National Film Board of Canada

Production Company Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. : Benchmark Films
Language English

Collection: Free Internet Archive / Educational Films

[graceomalley]

I am always happy to find documentaries about the Native Saami lifestyle! keeping this culture alive as long as possible!

[LuOli]

I'm here seeing rare films, this documentary is amazing, there are very few audiovisual products dubbed into Sami, and the culture almost died, we should preserve the languages ​​and culture of our ancestors. Thanks for learning me about the Sami culture!

[kamauwikeepawikk]

Thank you for this fascinating documentary into the lives of the Sami people. Such a healthy and amazing lifestyle of an indigenes people.

[SarahGreen]

Thanks for this! I'm trying to learn as much as I can about this culture and these wonderful people. So strong! I am amazed at what they accomplish! I don't want this culture to die out. There is so much to learn from them.

[Fredricful]

Hei samer kann dere SPOLE MEG tilbake til sømna skole og nøkelharpe og joik takk .

[kameijohnbosco]

Nice traditional custom of native people of North Europe

[PeterPan-izkk]

Rotten sound and picture quality, but great footage! Excellent documentary. Giitu (thanks)! :-)

[rickpascual]

I just discovered the long lost tribe of Santa Claus.