In 1980, Norway’s entry to the Eurovision Song Contest included a traditional Sami joik song from the country’s indigenous ...

THE Arctic Philharmonic, a Norwegian professional symphony orchestra, is known for playing pretty standard orchestral fare (upcoming performances include works by Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn). Last ...

Meet the Sámi, an Indigenous community still thriving in the Sápmi region, which today encompasses Norway, Sweden, Finland, and northwest Russia. In this week’s podcast episode of Lost Cultures: ...

The humble village of Kautokeino (cow-too-cane-o) in Norway’s far north boasts one hotel, two churches, thousands of colorful folk costumes and one of the most improbable Easter festivals in all of ...

Sáivu is the first release by Norwegian Sami musician Torgeir Vassvik, who combines elements from the ancient, shamanistic joik singing of the Samis of northern Scandinavia with Siberian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lusspie, also known as the Storuman, is a municipality roughly the size of Delaware, and all of its members carry something ...

A ground-breaking symphonic composition featuring Niillas Holmberg, a Sami joik soloist from Finland, makes its international debut at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on November 2. It’s my first ...

Reindeers taking a rest an the shore of a fjord in Troms County, Norway. In this week’s podcast episode of Lost Cultures: Living Legacies, we explore the rich history of the Sámi. Host Alisha Prakash, ...