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- From: anchor.esd.sgi.com!lyn (Lyn Dearborn)
- Subject: Re: What do the "Lapps" call themselves?
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 23:11:22 GMT
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- Original Sender: anchor.esd.sgi.com!lyn (Lyn Dearborn)
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- While we are on the subject of Saamis .... it never ceases to amaze me who
- incredibly diverse the readership of this conference is.... I joined as a
- California-born person seeking her heritage from the far north of Montana,
- ND, & Canada .... while still being actively interested in Indigenous "regalia"
- of other countries as well ... in particular the Balkans, Israel, and for
- the last 15 years, the Saamis. It started out as intrigue, because to me
- "they" look like blond Navajos ... 'scuse me, blond Dine'. The colors in the
- clothing however, bring me right back to the Chippewas where it all began
- for me, including making wool felt to survive the bitter cold. All of a
- sudden, following simple questions about the term "Sami" ... here is this
- wealth of information about these amazing people.
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- Now, for totally non-linguistics, and non-genetic reasons, I'm going to toss
- out a selfish request, since I'm more than willing to share anything I know
- in my field with almost anyone as long as it doesn't benefit Feds, the BIA,
- etc. Do any of you have specific cultural information (including pictures,
- patterns, or whatever) about Saami material culture? ... I'm especially
- interested in the Clothing (including folklore, taboos, or whatever), but
- not exclusively. Their baskets are gorgeous; "traditional" moccasins
- looked wonderful (from a distance), as did a cradleboard I have a postcard
- of. This one, single, large postcard I bought in Oslo is actually the only
- decent picture I have ever been able to find.
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- Any suggestions, assistance, etc. any of you can give will be much appreciated.
- (but of course, I'm always looking for more/new stuff for the work I'm
- planning to do on my son's Chippewa regalia).
-
- thanks to all of you for spirit of giving most of you possess ..
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- lyn
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