SAMIEN SIJTE OG SAMESKOLEN: -
‘Samien sijte’ is the Samese centre located at Snåsa, which aims at protecting & preserving the history, traditions, culture & language of the (former) indigenous samese population. For the fulfilment of this purpose, a samese school has been established wherein the child is admitted at the age of 6 and undergoes the schooling process of learning “Samese ways of life” & language besides subjects like Maths, Science, English etc. The curriculum also includes cookery & art classes.
Distance learning (fjern undervisning) is facilitated through advanced equipments to impart samese education to students at Steinkjer (a distant town).
About Samese: -
Samese history in Norway dates back to 1500’s but their origin is not known. However, some historians believed that the Samese originally migrated from the Asian continent.
The tough lives of the samese owing to the bitterly cold winters & their nomadic life style was far from comfort and was centred on reindeers. Each family owned at least 170 reindeers & were used for all purposes like milking, meat, building ‘igloos’ (samese huts), making artefacts & handicrafts, clothing, jewellery, tools for hunting etc.
The use of birch trees was another significant aspect of samese life. The twigs, branches & trunk from tree was used in building igloos, cradles for the babies, firewood, hunting tools, sledges, skis etc.
However, the thieves from the neighbouring regions/lands made their living more difficult by robbing them of their possessions.
The samese believed in ‘Nature religion’ and regarded nature as sacred. Bears were considered “holy”. The superstitions & the blind beliefs existed among them and a chief who was also the ‘foreteller of the future’ by depicting the symbols often led them.
Lately, they have been recognised as the indigenous people, after many years of wars & conflicts and struggles to establish their identity. They have a distinct flag & costume and culturally & linguistically have a distinct identity. The Samese national day is celebrated on the 6th February.
‘Samien sijte’ is the Samese centre located at Snåsa, which aims at protecting & preserving the history, traditions, culture & language of the (former) indigenous samese population. For the fulfilment of this purpose, a samese school has been established wherein the child is admitted at the age of 6 and undergoes the schooling process of learning “Samese ways of life” & language besides subjects like Maths, Science, English etc. The curriculum also includes cookery & art classes.
Distance learning (fjern undervisning) is facilitated through advanced equipments to impart samese education to students at Steinkjer (a distant town).
About Samese: -
Samese history in Norway dates back to 1500’s but their origin is not known. However, some historians believed that the Samese originally migrated from the Asian continent.
The tough lives of the samese owing to the bitterly cold winters & their nomadic life style was far from comfort and was centred on reindeers. Each family owned at least 170 reindeers & were used for all purposes like milking, meat, building ‘igloos’ (samese huts), making artefacts & handicrafts, clothing, jewellery, tools for hunting etc.
The use of birch trees was another significant aspect of samese life. The twigs, branches & trunk from tree was used in building igloos, cradles for the babies, firewood, hunting tools, sledges, skis etc.
However, the thieves from the neighbouring regions/lands made their living more difficult by robbing them of their possessions.
The samese believed in ‘Nature religion’ and regarded nature as sacred. Bears were considered “holy”. The superstitions & the blind beliefs existed among them and a chief who was also the ‘foreteller of the future’ by depicting the symbols often led them.
Lately, they have been recognised as the indigenous people, after many years of wars & conflicts and struggles to establish their identity. They have a distinct flag & costume and culturally & linguistically have a distinct identity. The Samese national day is celebrated on the 6th February.
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Monday, February 19, 2007
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