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Far North: Vanishing Cultures by Jan Reynolds |
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'Describes, in text and photographs, the vanishing culture of the Samis, the reindeer herders of the land in the far north called Finmark'--Provided by publisher. It's springtime in the Arctic, and Sara and Kari are excited about the yearly reindeer roundup. Their people, the Sami, are moving the reindeer herds to mountain pastures for grazing. Family and friends also come together to celebrate the end of the long dark winter. Sara and Kari help their father gather the family's herd together. Like other Sami people in northern Europe, Sara and Kari's family relies on reindeer for food, clothing, and shelter. Once the reindeer are rounded up, Sara and Kari join their neighbors and participate in springtime festivities such as games and reindeer races. 'A photo essay that gives insight into the Sami culture in Finmark (or Lapland). Reynolds portrays a family working to preserve a slowly dying, nomadic way of life in the harsh land above the Arctic Circle. The documentation of the Utsi family, which includes the parents and two young daughters, begins in early spring when the family rounds up the reindeer to herd them to the high mountains. The full-color photography is striking, and the bond between master and reindeer is very evident. The author's postscript gives a chilling account of how the Chernobyl nuclear disaster impacted the unsuspecting Samis and affected their centuries-old way of life. The strength of this book is not as a primary source for reports but as a lovely photographic introduction to a vanishing people' -SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL |
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