Climate change = culture change:What happened to the snow?
Snow (muohta) covers the Sápmi region—home of the Indigenous Saami people—eight months a year. It plays a central role in the Saami way of life and reindeer herding cul- ture, as well as in climatic, ecological and hydrological processes in the region. But as KLEMETTI NÄKKÄLÄJÄRVI writes, the amount...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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| Online Access: | https://research.ulapland.fi/fi/publications/6c19bc78-0264-49d3-a773-554429deb969 https://arcticwwf.org/site/assets/files/2127/thecircle0119_web_2.pdf |
| Summary: | Snow (muohta) covers the Sápmi region—home of the Indigenous Saami people—eight months a year. It plays a central role in the Saami way of life and reindeer herding cul- ture, as well as in climatic, ecological and hydrological processes in the region. But as KLEMETTI NÄKKÄLÄJÄRVI writes, the amount and structure of snow in the area has changed, and the snow-free season is growing longer. Saami people are living in an era of uncer- tainty that is triggering changes to their culture, language and livelihoods. |
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