“Book Descriptions: First published in 1910 in the Sami language, this English translation of Muitalus sámiid birra tells about the life of the Sami people herding reindeer in the Jukkasjärvi region of northern Sweden at the beginning of the 20th century, with details on Sami traditions of child rearing, hunting, healing, yoik, and folklore.
Contents: I Am a Sámi -- The Oldest Stories of the Sámi -- About Late Summer -- About Reindeer -- Now the Migration Begins -- Once the Sámi Have Reached Their Winter Grounds -- About Wild Reindeer -- The Migration from the South Begins -- People of the Mountains -- All That Is Connected with the Sámi's Spring Work -- About Hunting and Trapping -- About Ways of Healing -- The Acts of People with Noaidi Skills -- Tales -- About Sámi Songs -- The Event Which Is Called the Guovdageaidnu Error -- An Account of the Unknown Animals of the Sámi Homeland.” DRIVE