The crowning jewel of the song, and the principal reason for its popularity, was the joik, a traditional form of song among Scandinavia’s Sámi people. The Sámi, one of Europe’s few Indigenous peoples, ...
King Harald V has previously apologized to the Sami people, but this is the first time that the Kvens and Forest Finns have received such a public acknowledgment of the harm they endured.
It includes testimony of First Nations people; some refer to it as “cultural ... been numerous truth and reconciliation commissions in Scandinavia and Europe more broadly, its success has ...
Explore the dramatic landscapes, stunning wildlife and unique culture of Scandinavia - the land of Odin and Thor. Travels up the majestic fjords of the wild Atlantic Ocean, where deep ocean trenches ...
The film is inspired by Scandinavia’s indigenous Sami people and examines the discrimination that they endured in the 1930s. The film opens with an elderly woman Christina (Maj-Doris Rimpi ...