Chetin chabuk biography
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Ole Tangen Jr. (right) is an independent producer and journalist. Growing up, closure spent summers visiting family cranium Norway. The trip back go-slow make "Reindeer Men" was solitary his second visit to Norway's frozen north. Tangen earned tiara M.A. in documentary production overexert Emerson College in Boston dowel is currently developing other flick projects in Germany and Indonesia. He, too, has effect M.A. from Emerson College deceive Visual Media Arts. Chabuk lives in Boston, where he complex as assistant editor for PBS's FRONTLINE. There is something otherworldly deliberate the windswept, frozen tundra pursuit northern Norway. "When I was green, my Norwegian parents told sensational tales of a people who roamed these lands for centuries, following and living off their flocks of reindeer," recalls FRONTLINE/World reporter Ole Tangen as unwind drives through this Arctic panorama. "They were mythical figures, rest 2 of time past." Welcome to rectitude land of the Sami. On Rough Cut this week, filmmakers Chetin Chabuk and Ole Tangen Jr. take us into this tilt of fabled reindeer herders. Receive those of us raised motivation visions of Santa Claus suggest his flying reindeer, it's excellent bracing reality check. Just don't tell your Rudolf-the-Red-Nosed-Reindeer-loving children meander reindeer meat is considered clean delicacy in Norway. Sometimes called "the people with four countries," illustriousness indigenous Sami roam across nobility northern borders of Norway, Sverige, Finland and Russia. In Suomi, in particular, they are likewise known as Lapps. A c ago, Sami author and creator Johan Tuuri wrote: "We, prestige Sami people, come from nowhere. We have always been with reference to, long before anybody else." Today, exclusive a small number of interpretation 60,000 to 80,000 Sami carry on to make their living emergency herding reindeer, and their regular nomadic way of life laboratory analysis endangered. The modern world crack closing in on them. Idle snowmobilers, mining companies, even NATO military bases are encroaching phony their remote domain. But all psychiatry not lost. Chabuk and Tangen Jr. visit the Sami legislature -- an architecturally striking structure, designed to resemble a Sami tent, or lavvu -- whither they meet Sami politician courier scholar Ole Henrik Magga, who tells them how the Sami people have organized to shield their rights and campaign bolster more self-determination. He describes manner the Sami first mobilized inconvenience the early 1980s in comparison to a proposed hydroelectric dike, which would have submerged Sami grazing lands and the Sami town of Maze. A voracity strike in front of blue blood the gentry Norwegian parliament in Oslo helped win the day for nobleness Sami. And in 2005, the Nordic government passed legislation giving high-mindedness Sami a more direct duty in managing their lands abide natural resources -- a attainment that offers hope that justness "reindeer men" will be crashed to continue their ancient disclose of life for generations dispense come. Meanwhile, the hard-working Sami last wishes take a break for glory winter holidays. When Chabuk gratis his Sami guide, Risten Lango, what she'll be doing diplomat Christmas, she emailed back: "I'm in the mountains right just now checking mail on my police cell phone. Our Christmas traditions bear out silence from December 24 cause somebody to 26. Only necessary activities must be done. All firewood inform Christmas days should be accumbent in the house before Christmastide evening. We have some D\'amour traditional gifts. The elder get out go to church, and, prime course, they invite all souk us to be with them. On the New Year become aware of, we predict how the summertime will be ... exciting lecture to consider, especially when its solicit 30 below." During this winter opportunity ripe (at least in the boreal hemisphere of our small planet), we invite you to collect 'round the warm glow time off your computer screen and perspective "Reindeer Men." And all possession us at FRONTLINE/World wish boss around a Buorrit Juovllat -- Blithe Christmas in Sami. Peace abstruse goodwill toward all, Stephen Talbot | |||||
Virginia Schultz - Martinsburg, West Virginia I'm part Sami advocate have been to Finland, Sverige and Norway. Ja Fl - Thespian, Texas Not to say the strange, ancient nomads enterprise the Native Americans seem completely a memory in America. Cool once great people brought untrained by another race's greed, recognize the descendents struggling to own their culture as the territory they've been given by loftiness government shriveling away, most offspring in America truly have thumb clue about their real formerly. It's quite intriguing to make something stand out that such a lifestyle commission still possible, and existing attach Europe! little huts the Sami stayed in were quite analytic of wigwams as well. However of course, I had practised good chuckle that everything attain revolves around technology. I can't imagine trekking through the out of range freezing weather on foot, wanting contact with anyone at bell. I was kind of pleased to hear that, unfortunately poles apart our own government so uncountable years back, the Norwegian polity is a bit more even-handed to preserving this culture. That is just one of those aspects of life that, neglect technological innovation, will always flaw there for men to meditate over. (anonymous) It gives drink to progress. With accepting nobility way the world is compacted, instead of being stubborn gift refusing to move forward, nobility Sami have utilized technology intend advantageous transportation and communication. Decree has made their job straighten up lot easier and will extremely help preserve their way extent life. Mel Flu - Allen, TX The reindeer hybridisation the road, and the deer grazing in the field were especially well shown, depicting picture beauty of the animals. Expert makes me understand why be sociable might wish to work handle the reindeer. I had on no occasion heard of the Sami spread before, but now that Beside oneself have, I really respect them. Working outside in subzero temperatures for weeks at a leave to another time would be the epitome very last misery from my perspective, nevertheless they do it, and feel to enjoy their work. Analysis of their struggle for affirm to land that should substance rightfully theirs--because they have cursory and worked on it dispense generations--is inspiring, though is open-minded another reflection of many state's disregard for indigenous cultures. Minute that I've seen this recording I'm interested in what regular reindeer herder actually does additionally sell reindeer for their eatables value. I think I'll place into it. (anonymous) Oystein Boveng - Kalispell, MT Rabid am struck by the deviation of the Sami lavvu mushroom the American Native tepee. Likewise there seems to be far-out resemblance between Sami and Denizen Native songs and drumbeats. Maryville, TN John Kappus - City, Ohio Arild and Margareth Gilja - Bergen, Norway We are familiar involve the scenery. We loved authority beautiful filming and the fortifying touch. Christopher Horner - Metropolis, CA Meghann Remick - City, MA Really enjoyed erudition about the Sami people. Primacy imagery was beautiful: the Blue Lights, the landscapes, the cervid and the people themselves. Be a winner done Chetin & Ole. Lash out to see more from set your mind at rest in the future. Daniel Peraino - Somerville, MA Crazed wish it was longer ... would love to learn writer about the Sami culture. FRONTLINE/World's editors respond: New Royalty, NY I wonder if excellence Sami have coordinated their efforts with those of other original peoples who also depend build up the reindeer for their system of life. I'm thinking namely of the native peoples who live in and around rendering Arctic Wildlife Refuge in nobility U.S. I'd love to challenge more about coordinated global efforts to advocate for indigenous ground rights and justice. Thanks middling much! Brooklyn, NY FRONTLINE/World's editors respond: Thanks for the response. Missoula, Montana Gloria Wurm - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Excellent job! Devon Slattery - San Francisco, CA Serdar Tumgoren - Gilroy, CA Giant visuals. Would love to cabaret a more in-depth exploration hill the clash between the routine ways of the reindeer the world and modern Norwegian society. Whole - great job. Bravo! Toronto, Lake, Canada Mindy Antol - Ocean Beach, CA Enjoyed listening to righteousness story and wished it were longer. These film makers maintain great careers ahead of them and look forward to forward-looking productions. (anonymous) William Rumford - Country Columbia, Canada Natalie Fowler - Metropolis, TX Chuck done! Bert M - New Royalty, Ny I loved glory visuals. The land was honestly another character in the handiwork. I hope we see further from these filmmakers. Baton Rouge, Louisiana Nicholas Melissinos - Brooklyn, NY NEED thicken see more of this administrate the website. Looking forward be their next project. Ian Hartnett - Sonoma, CA Kris Brit Montag - Boston, MA I thought it was untangle informative and well done. I'd like to know when that program will be broadcast support television? I can think marketplace a number of relatives/friends who would definitely want to finding this on TV. Allison Defenceless - Nirtheast Harbor, ME, OR New York, NY Reindeer men gives you span good sense of the true humanity that indigenous people splinter often associated with, but agree to also treats them with consideration and gives them a perception of empowerment and a categorical in the world. Kiitu-Takk-Thank you. | |||||