Category: Sámi

Sámi-Ainu Cultural Exchange in Hokkaido, Japan

On By minkalabbaIn All, Indigenous Peoples, Sámi8 Comments

In January I travelled to Hokkaido Japan with Masumi Tanaka as my interpreter to meet Ainu people and learn more about the Ainu culture and heritage. It was my first trip to Japan, and it truly fascinated me with the beauty of the land and people: the landscape, kind smiling people, hot springs, traditional japanese …

Continue reading Sámi-Ainu Cultural Exchange in Hokkaido, Japan

Jokkmokk Winter Market and Conference

On By arcticcentreIn All, Fennoscandia, Indigenous Peoples, Sámi1 Comment

Anthropology Research Team guest and Fulbright Grantee to Finland Paul R. Burgess tells about his experience at the Jokkmokk Winter Conference and Winter Market, Jokkmokk, Sweden. Welcome to Jokkmokk; in Sweden’s northernmost county, a wonderful village, with under 3,000 people, at any time other than the first week of February. This is when the village …

Continue reading Jokkmokk Winter Market and Conference