Saami Musical Tribute

[ndrussiangerman1]

My maternal great-great grandmother was a full-blood Sami. This makes me 1/16 Sami yet I am very conscientious of my Sami heritage.

[iamearthbornami]

thank you for this beautiful heartfelt song-love and respect

[dionysosramon]

beauty is the most common grace of all humans.....language is the next

[frozenwindshield]

love it!  Sami as well!

[fuzzwahmrp]

I've only recently become aware of the Saami people in my efforts to break free from the confinements of the american culture that has kept me ignorant for so long. I have to say these are beautiful people with an amazing culture, kind of makes me proud to be human.

[kajkotusia]

Here is a beautiful song :)

[Latexi84]

@Latexi84 Oh and we (southern finns) are closest to the Swedes.

[Wanderer359]

Though the Sa"ami are related to Finno Ugarics (Finns, Hungarians, Estonians, Mani etc,) the relationship is pretty distant. Modern genetic studies have shown that the Sa'ami (not counting recent inter marriage with Finns and Nordics), are extremenly isolated genetically and have probably been so since neolitihic times.

[monkogogo]

This is very beautiful. I think it's in a way ironic that the technology of YouTube and the internet has introduced me to Saami music and has helped to bring this music back from the brink of extinction and from being lost to the ages. Thank you so much for this amazing music.

[ancestralblue]

That was a treat! Thankyou!

[iamearthbornami]

thankyou

[sjkitlkee88]

My family is swedish saami, but they moved to the southern parts of sweden before i was born... unfortunately :/ Beautiful song though.

[fatalrymm88]

Greetings from Turkiye!

[MrHornyxoxox1]

@erhajj i agrre with u so much:) are u from suomi? Finland

[MrHornyxoxox1]

@erhajj

[beecharming]

Beautiful video and beautiful people. Do they live their traditions nowadays. I mean do they live in tents, carry their children in baskets and wear those clothes? It would be amazing... and admirable.

[kennedyjames007]

There has always been a mixing of culture and to a lesser degree people around the circumpolar region. In many ways it has always been a superhighway for spreading culture and ideas. Sure its a harsh climate, but not so many people to get in the way. People are the only serious impediment to travel and communication. It only takes a year or two to walk and paddle your way from say Norway all the way to Newfoundland, or the other way. Stuff gets around. Always has. With shaman its even faster. ;)

[OldKnute]

@kennedyjames007 TRUE, and substitute the Caribou for the Buffalo of the Planes Indians of America, and the connection is clear. The trials of Circum-polar navigation are not all that difficult, when you can haul-out in times of bad weather, turn your boats over and have an instant shelter you brought with you. Stand the ores and pack the sides with snow. From there, hop and skip your way down any coastline. Patagonia anyone? There were GIANTS there too. Knute

[kennedyjames007]

Indo-European and Finno-Ugric are language families, not genetic groupings.

The two are often linked, but not neccessarily so.

[MrFoodSirr]

@erhajj me too, though only from my mother's side. But still, proud to be sápmelaš.

[erhajj]

@MrFoodSirr

I am only on my Dad's side. But, Saami none the less.

[atimetowork]

Have there been any 'tragedy' in Saami people's history?? i heard things like; Saami people have been massacred and castrated in Sweden and Norway from 1920 to 1980.. Nobody talks much about this. Is that true??

[CannabbeanPirate]

@atimetowork

Yup!

[TheFistHammer]

what its real look ( physical form ) of saami ... on some images they are white/blonde on other they have a " tatarian " look ... ?!

[johnxxx20000]

@TheFistHammer

Some pictures are older, when the Saami were less modern (not mixed yet). But the Saami are of Finno-Ugric lineage, like the Finns and Hungarians.

[TheFistHammer]

@johnxxx20000 that means his " original " look its " tatarian " and not blonde/white ... right .... ?!

[LappQueen]

@johnxxx20000 ...with some specualtions of sharing gentical similarities with northamerican tribes and some native Japanese tribes also. The Sámi language is of Finno-Ugric lineage, but genetical heritage is not so much...

I´m of Sámi family from my mother´s side and share the common features: high cheeck bones, rather short built, eyes a bit upwards from outer corners... and from my Finnish father´s side the blonde hair and blue eyes. So are most of the Sámi people mixed.

[dakotagerman1]

@johnxxx20000

Like the Sami Finns and Hungarians, Sami Swedes and Norwegians. The Nordic Finns and Hungarians, the Nordic Swedes and Norwegians are just that: NORDIC!

I am of Sami ancestry myself. My great, great grandmother was a full-blood Sami (not mixed).

[silemaz]

Saami LANGUAGE is fenno ugrian, Saami lineage is still under debate and seems theres 2 variated main lineages, but in any case its not germanic nor fenno-ugrian

[neuroleptika]

@TheFistHammer There are several different types of sami people in scandinavia, it has nothing to do with "mixing" as some say...they have always had different looks. Forest samis, lake samis, mountain samis and so on...they have the shape of the eyes in common most of the time and they are mostly very short :)

[MrStormvind]

Skön jojk !!!!

[norbosek]

Norway .... Betifull country, friendly people, beatifull memories:) Wonderfull land with specific tradiotions....love it:)

[rikanov]

As I know their language belongs to the Uralic, Finno-Ugor language family, more exactly to the Finn-permi branch that is why the Saami language is a closely relative of the Finnish one.

Just compare some West-Siberian/Uralic native tribes with the Saamis, most of them live, speak, sing and look out as the Saamis.

[annabodhi38]

Beautiful... simply beautiful :)

Thanks so much for the post!

[johnxxx20000]

Thank you very much for your appreciation!

[rikanov]

Very beautiful, otherwordly, near heavenly ancient song filled with the World spirit :)

[acerb45666555]

1:50......ive seen him before! he was a Naskapi from north Quebec.

[acerb45666555]

where is it?? where is SaamiTV on youtube?? if Mohawks have MohawkTV on the tube, then Saami need one too!

[ApocalyptiGirl]

This video was incredible!!! What a beautiful place, and how beautiful the Saami people are!

[ilyfarrell14]

cool

[OldKnute]

Well then,,, Surely YOU are in possession of the TRUTH.

I am OLD,,, blind,, only one hand that still works, one eye,, crippled, I drag my foot when I walk,, barely able to walk at all.

Most certainly,, you have nothing to fear from a deranged old man like me.

All the best, Knute

[synocate]

blind eh...

[ghostriderblack89]

SD 2010!

[OldKnute]

Do remember, Caanute brought Rule of Law and Reciprocity, and emancipation to common man from the oppressive tributes demanded by Rome.

By negotiation with Pope Benedict, these crushing tributes were reduced for the people and in return, the Church restored even as far away as Iceland and Greenland.

All the best, Knute

[OldKnute]

Please, you misunderstand. Caanute was said to have no legitimate heirs to the throne of England.

I am VERY proud of my heritage and my Saami roots. Caanute brought PEACE to England and a great majority of Scandinavia.

All the best, Knute

[OldKnute]

The Saami, were set with the corners of the earth. If you are Dane, Swede, Finn or Norwegian, you most likely are part Saami.

I come from a bastard line of King Caanute. My immediate ancestors now American, BUT the old stories and legends told to me as a boy, were all Saami.

See: Great Sumir.

All the best

Knute

[CrimsonsDeath12]

King caanute was a great king, not a bastard. You should be proud of your ancestors. My ancestors are of same origin and served King Caanute (Knut)

[ThyoneM]

Magic and powerful music.

[luzer619]

out of curiosity, if i am of norwegian decent would that mean i am of sami decent?

[johnxxx20000]

Norwegians are Indo-Europeans, Saamis are Finno-Ugrics (like Hungarians and Finns).

[rikanov]

Hehe, just in your mind, mate.

I love such, illiterate, self-styled "Hungarian explorers" as like you, lol.

[rikanov]

Haha, how funny person somebody is here.

Check my channel and read the listed text in my highlights box. In that instance you can not find out I narrate that I refer to you, buddy.

So, please show me a survey or an exploration about your miserable pseudo-science theorems, let me be amused at something a bit today too, LOL.

[kloiten]

I think that's logical. If one saw a Hungarian person without knowing that they were Hungarian, they would call them European. Magyar culture and DNA has been Europeanized long ago, sadly.

[OldKnute]

@luzer619 Well yes, you may be. I am Saami, Dane, Norwegian, German, Russ and Carthaginian, (Northern Africa). It depends on who your family welcomed. All the stories and legends that I was told as a boy, by the old folks, were all Saami. Love of the land, love of nature, respect for all creatures, the Saami ways. SEE 3.15 then go to my photo. Knute

[olai2000]

@luzer619 A great deal of ppl here (N-Norway) have ancestors of both tribes. In Hologaland the northermost "viking" district norrøn "viking" culture and sami coulture was werry mixed. Trading,spirituality,medicine,­hunting so on. Im Norwegian and wery Scandinavian looking. My grandm is small and dark look like mixed asian. My grang grand father was a sami sjaman,yes sjaman was hes main practice (besides fishing). So yea Imma living example of the melting pot thats more than 1000 years old.

[interestinglyethnic]

Who are Sami? Where are they live?

[johnxxx20000]

The Saami are also called Lapps (but this term is considered as derogatory) and live in Sápmi (Lapland), which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia.

[lenelovis]

Thank you!:O)

[johnxxx20000]

Thank you very much!

[AmaoNoBolso]

just one thing. we dont say esqimos but inuits or inuktikut :)

[johnxxx20000]

Perfectly right. See my Inuit Musical Tribute. -:)

[inmortal513]

Some of them look like white Native Americans, maybe they could be related at some point.

[dewglass]

thank you, my friend, for reminding me - we are all related!

[johnxxx20000]

Thank you very much! See also my clip on Márta Szirmai!

Nagyon köszönöm!

[spand3244]

Magnificent

[Pillowstriker]

Fantastic tune!!!

[Gunnarsguns]

I think there is definately a mongolian element to some os the Sami but they seem to be by in large of mostly white stock many looking exactly like swedes and norwegians.The seem to be a very freindly straight forward guileless people

[Barbituranek]

Some of you people probably think the Saamis are of mongolian or asian decent or something.

They really belong to the white race. They look a bit asian but thats because both their ancestors and asian ancestors developed their apperance in similar climate, but they did it seperatly... (Remember - sharks and dolfins also look alike)

[princessannikki]

Don't you know we are all one Race? Human Race.

[chiquito74]

It sound almost like Enigma.

[serendipityI]

I first heard this gorgeous song on the cd "Cafe del Mare- Vol. 8" and fell in love with it. Thanks so much for putting it as the soundtrack to your tribute to the Saami culture cause I didn't know the connection.

[31bozkurt31]

Saami ... uralic turanian people :)

[garlicestan]

This is fantastic. I need to learn more about the Saami culture and people. Thank you for sharing the background about the singer.

[UrbanisationObscure]

Seeing and hearing so much from Saami these days makes me happy! I hope that Saami one day will gain independence from the colonizing countries.

Thanks, Mari, for making such magnificent music!

[oleiros70]

Takk for at du deler denne videoen. Hilsen fra Galiza.

[ODYSSEUS15]

Mari Boine, my Sami sister, she has the voice of an angel!

[zetasong]

lovely....thanks to the ancestor (ak cl)..for the link...

[rcmc7004]

inepali, if you do hear if the Natural world film gets onto u tube. Please can you post a comment or e-mail.

[rcmc7004]

Did anyone watch Raindeer Girls about the Sami on BBC on Wed 9 April. It had the most beautiful music. I think a combination of Sami Yoik and composed by Steven Faux. Does anyone know how to get the music or could they post the video. Please. Lovely.

[inepali]

I did and I was very much facinated so I did some reading about the Sami people and the music.I am glad that youtube has some music which I seem to instantly love it.

[Maerchenela]

Traummusik...i love it

[zaipas]

Love&Light

[solrosor]

Känner den djupaste respekt för den samiska kulturen.

[gandalf55555]

thanx for posting this,... much appreciated

[cyrthomas]

I love it

[Freja92]

det låter väldigt vackert

[shibori8]

wow just love this!!!!

[yunkwolf]

*drømmer mæ bort tvert* dette går rett inn i sjela!

[yunkwolf]

*drømme drømme*

[Hawkswish]

very good job on who put this t/r

[johnxxx20000]

Thank you very much! All my clips are made by myself, at home! -:)

[chantdelouve]

superbe

merci pour ce moment précieux

[shizzzzzer]

are the lyrics in a saami language?

[johnxxx20000]

Mari Boine sings in Saami, and mixes the Saami traditional style, the "yoik", with modern influences.

[NOvsTu]

great work, love it!