Mountain Sami

Information on The Sami of Scandinavia & Russia

Inge Ellen, a Saami woman, helps her daughter Sara Lea put on a pair of traditional reindeer skin boots at their home near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

17th Century Saami Shaman's magic drum from Vardø in Finnmark. North Norway. 2007

Wearing a traditional hat, Sami Reindeer herder from Karasjok lassoeing reindeer. Sapmi, Karasjok. N. Norway. 2000

Sami boy and girl in traditional clothing. Kautokeino. Norway. 1972

Sami family, Johan-Hendrik, Inge-Anna, Nils-Peter, Berit Logje cook over the fire in the Lavo. Migration. Norway. 1972

Inger Anne, a Sami mother, with her baby daughter, Inger, in traditional cradle at her christening in Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. (1990)

Aslak Logje, a Sami man wearing traditional clothes for the Easter Reindeer races. Kautokeino, North Norway. 1996

Inge Ellen, a Saami woman, watches as her daughter Sara Lea put on a pair of traditional reindeer skin boots. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

An old decorated part of a traditional Saami reindeer harness made from wood. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

When pastures are in poor condition some Saami herders feed hay to their reindeer to supplement their diet of lichens in the winter time. Kautokeino, Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Nils Peder Gaup, A Saami reindeer herder, working in a corral near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Aslak Ante Gaup, a Saami reindeer herder from Kautokeino, driving his snowmobile behind his reindeer herd at their winter pastures. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder Nils Peter Gaup, cutting a piece of smoked moose meat to eat in a hut at his reindeers' winter pastures near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, with a reindeer he has lassoed at his herd's winter pastures near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Young Saami ski behind reindeer during a race at Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

A Saami woman in traditional dress sits astride a Snowmobile at the Kautokeino Easter festival. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Saami reindeer herder, Nils Peder Gaup, rounding up stray animals at their winter pastures near Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. 2007

Sami youth in traditional dress with his reindeer. Kautokeino. North Norway. 1996

Sami reindeer herder, Aslak, cooks over a fire in his tent on spring migration. North Norway. 1985

Sami reindeer herder, Johan, stuffs his skin boots with grass as an insulator. North Norway. 1985

Sami women in traditional clothing at a wedding in Kautokeino. Sapmi. North Norway. 1985

Sami reindeer herder Aslak counts his reindeer in the corral. Kautokeino. Sapmi. North Norway. 1985

Sami Reindeer Herders & Ole Mathis Oskal, demonstrate about injustice, with his reindeer in Tromso. Norway. 2000

Sami child playing on a snowmobile by the church at Baeivasgiedde. Karasjok. Sapmi. North Norway. 2000

Local boys help move reindeer in the corral before the migration. Karasjok. Sapmi. Norway. 2000

Sami teenagers dressed in traditional clothing for their confirmation. Karasjok Church. Sapmi. North Norway. 2000

Saami Elder rests on the church steps, waiting for the arrival of the wedding party. Kautokeino. Norway. 1972

Karen Ann Gaup racing her reindeer 'Silver Sputnik' during the Easter festival at Kautokeino. Finnmark, North Norway. (1972)

Saami wedding group with bride and groom at the church, Kautokeino. Norway. 1972

Sami man with his young son wearing traditional clothes. Kautokeino. Norway. 1996

Sami herder Nils Peter lassoes a reindeer in the corral. Kautokeino. Sapmi. North Norway. 1985

Sami herder, Johan Henrik lassoes a reindeer on the spring migration. Sapmi. North Norway. 1985

Reindeer end their spring migration with a swim to summer pastures. North Norway. 1985

Sami herders Johan Henrik & Johan brew coffee and joke during the long migration. Sapmi. North Norway. 1985

Reindeer herder uses a snow scooter to herd migrating reindeer. North Norway. 1985

Sami herder, Johan Henrik, in a fur Peske lassoes a reindeer on the migration. Finmarksviida, North Norway. 1985

Sami in traditional finery for the Easter Reindeer races. Kautokeino. N.Norway. 1996