Sámi

• Geography
• 1st Grade

Welcome Everyone!

Look at the following map and find: Norway, Sweden, and Finland.

They are near the Arctic Circle.  

What do you think that the climate is like in Scandinavia?  Climate is the average weather conditions for an area. 

In other words, is it hot or cold; rainy, snowy, or dry?

How is it different or the same in comparison to where you live?  

This picture is of a Sámi with their herd of reindeer.  Do you think that the climate is cold or hot where they live?  Is it hot or cold where you live? 

Look at the above map and find Scandinavia.

What do you think that the climate is like in Scandinavia? Climate is the average weather conditions for an area. 

Scandinavia includes Norway, Sweden, and Finland.  

Exercise your Brain

Draw a house that you think would be ideal for living in Scandinavia.

Things to consider:

• How would the house protect people from the cold?
• What if you had to move around a lot and take your house with you?

The Sámi of Sápmi

"An old story says that in the beginning just two people roamed the earth. When a winter blizzard blew up around them, one traveler found shelter in a cave and the other traveler learned to survive and adapt to the storm. He became the first of the Sami people."

Where do the Sámi live?

• The Sámi have lived in Northern Europe longer than any other group of people.  As more people moved into Europe, they were pushed further North.
  
• Some Archaeologist believe they have lived there for 13,000 years.  
  
• They are nomadic people who herd reindeer.  
• Sámi call this region Sápmi.

GOAHTI - Larger, more stable.  Can be made of 3 types of covering: Fabric, Peat moss and Timber

LAVVU - Designed for quick set up and for moving quickly with their reindeer herds.  

Goahti made of wood

Goahti made of Peat Moss

Gákti - Clothing

Joik

Traditional song or music with little or no lyrics, used to express to express a spirit, animal or place.

What was the most amazing thing about the Sámi that you learned today.