Vanishing frontier

Sweden, 1993

Film
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Episode number 8 of Series “From spirit to spirit (A)”.
The Sami are an ancient tribe of reindeer herders in the far north of Sweden whose traditions are being challenged by the 20th Century. This program documents the effects of Soviet policies on the Samis. Will they be able to fight back and have access to reindeer grazing land again?

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Credits

director

Nils Gaup

production company

Four Winds Productions

Min Govat Productions

Duration

00:24:00:00

Production places
Sweden
Production dates
1993

Appears in

From spirit to spirit

Group of items

From spirit to spirit

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

306672

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Herders

Animals & Wildlife → Reindeer herding

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Herders

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Indigenous peoples

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Sami (European people)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Sweden

History → Frontier and pioneer life

People → Indigenous peoples

Short films

Short films → Short films - Sweden

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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