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TAR 17 Ep 4 "We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads."
Chateau d If:
This shot was taken here:
woden:
Hmm. Can't tell what that word is on the clue (Goabie?), but the tent sure looks like a Tentipi Safir. Not sure how "traditional" it is, but it's a nice tent.
georgiapeach:
I think it is called a Goahte:
--- Quote ---Goahte was the most common dwelling place for the nomadic Sámi. It reminds of other nomadic peoples ”houses”. A kind of a tent, made of poles covered with blankets, which were easy to take down and put up during migration routes. It was open in the top so you could make a fire at the middle of the floor. My grandfather used to say ”anywhere you make your fire will be your home for the night”. He did not always have a goahte with him when he was herding the reindeer so he often slept under the open sky. But just by making a fire than you can feel like you are at home. The fire was the most important thing in the home, you could cook on it and it kept you warm. One of the goddesses lived under the campfire and you should give her some sacrifice after eating your meal. The place opposite the door was the kitchen. It was a holy place where the drum was kept and another of the goddesses lived.
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Lots more about the Sami here...I learned a lot from this episode! Seems as though these are who I always called the Laplanders...but apparently that is considered a somewhat derogatory term, and Sami is preferred. The people we see in the screencapscaps in the colorful costumes are Sami.
http://www.gfbv.at/dossiers/sami.htm
http://www.polarnet.ca/tuktu/Reports/nwayrpt.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_people
BayBay:
Time for a U-Turn? Or would they advertise that?
georgiapeach:
Welcome Home!! :hearts:
I think that could be very possible...and wonder if that is why two fairly strong teams could be at risk this week...
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