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International Sámi Film Institute
The International Sámi Film Institute (ISFI) (), is an organization dedicated to providing Sámi people, Sámi people with the skills and economic opportunities in developing, producing, and distributing Sámi films in the Sámi languages, Sámi language. It is owned by the Sámi Parliament of Norway, Norwegian Sámi Parliament, the government of Norway, and Kautokeino Municipality. The International Sámi Film Institute was founded as the International Sámi Film Centre AS in 2007 in Kautokeino (village), Guovdageaidnu (Kautokeino), Norway. The initial capital was 1.5 million NOK provided by the Norwegian Ministry of Culture for film activities, and an additional 300.000 Norwegian krone, NOK from the Norwegian Sámi Parliament. During the autumn of 2014, the International Sámi Filmcenter was renamed the International Sámi Film Institute. Vision The vision of the International Sámi Film Institute is to provide the Sámi population with competence and a better economic foundati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sámi People
The Sámi ( ; also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi languages, Sámi-speaking indigenous people inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The region of Sápmi was formerly known as Lapland, and the Sámi have historically been known in English as Lapps or Laplanders, but these terms are regarded as offensive by the Sámi, who prefer their own endonym, e.g. Northern Sámi . Their traditional languages are the Sámi languages, which are classified as a branch of the Uralic language family. Traditionally, the Sámi have pursued a variety of livelihoods, including coastal fishing, fur trapping, and Shepherd, sheep herding. Their best-known means of livelihood is semi-nomadic reindeer herding. about 10% of the Sámi were connected to reindeer herding, which provides them with meat, fur, and transportation; around 2,800 Sámi people were actively involved in reindeer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
