Today there are 3,500 people living in Lovozero. Seven of them are hundreds of Sami. Other populations include Lovozero Russia, Komi, and Tatars. However, it is very easy for the visitor a visual difference between innate Saami (below, stocky, with large features seen) and Komi-Izhort (beautiful with "European" features). Saami people are careful not normally occupied in reindeer. There are two schools, two kindergartens, a music school, a school of the arts, a museumCulture and Arts Palace (working with non-indigenous population).
Two local attractions include the Museum of the Sami culture and Saami National Cultural Center, which is designed in the style of northern Chum, the place of traditional Aboriginal life. This page is not too far from the town center. The third attraction is the "Covas", a local hotel.
First National Saami is a cultural center. I was surprised to see a large building built in the shapea companion. Before invested approximately SEK 1.215 million in 2002, this was a famous local restaurant Chum known simply as "." But with the closure of many mines and enterprises in the period of "perestroika", the missing, most supporters of "Chum."
It is not irony so common with the Soviet era? It is not a paradox that sell alcohol to natives of the Arctic Pula? Well, this is a community site not only for the Saami, but also for all inhabitants of Lovozero, wherelearn and benefit from a local cultural center, offices, the Association Saami, a radio station, a traditional Sami handicrafts workshops, and courses in Sami language.
A National Centre for Saami cultural community with a small population decline is a home for souls Saami. The Saami Centre has two divisions: the Division of folk art and crafts department. Offers courses for professionals three times a week. Besides that, dancing andSinging courses.
The Saami center is always active, after the first of October when all work is done in the fields. The first event of the season is the day the old man. At the end of November is the feast of the bear. The festival is celebrated in the North in late March, Saami games is usually in June and the day of the Saami is in August.
Saami public organization has an office in this building. Are to support the center, finding the resources toImprovements and support older people to help social services first. Centre staff has endeavored to carry on the family situations Saami, tundra, and so on. The center assists families of talent.
I entered a large, slightly rounded with a circular room under a blanket. My landlady disappeared, and I put myself around. Attracted by the Saami language phrases and pictograms from the North Sea to the ceiling, I took several pictures. Simplicityis a type of magic art, and I like it. Later I discovered that a local artist of this artwork that will be created to stimulate debate.
My thoughts were that another explanation might be found in this body of literature. However, the general description that the circle symbolizes the universe, the gods who live in Lapland. In the middle is Pjajvy, the sun god from a foremother of the sun, the shaman, the gods of fertility, and surrounded the soul of the traveleraround the sun. The empty place is alive for the people still left on the ground. I noticed a sun on the ground and walked around a sun, while watching imaging myself in the empty spot on the rim of the "world of men."
Time flew fast, and I decided to close the left corridor with doors on both sides into place. Several paintings on the walls were hung along the corridor. One of them, in particular attracted my attention, a portrait of a Sami reindeer herders inTundra, a local painter, BD Shavalov created. deep thoughts reflected on the face of a middle-aged man.
As I walk further, I entered an open space, a small souvenir shop colored. I was surprised. I searched the residence of traditional Sami handicrafts filled ready to be bought by foreign tourists. The price (in rubles) was very high, obviously not for the locals.
The colors in the patterns of clothing and headgear decorated the Saami have remained the same.Green, blue and red model appeal to the eye during the polar night, and short, blunt summers. The color blue symbolizes a polar night, and mentioned the other hand, the other colors of a summer long awaited. I saw these beautiful things and had some of them. Personally, I like shoes (eg boots) and sleepers deerskin for its warmth and lightness. Was a mask in the store, was apparently not a genuine Sami handicraft. The shelves are many interesting books in stockand CD on the Saami language and culture.
After browsing my store, I noticed that the building was empty and silent, and I realized it's time for my companion, who seemed to watch one of the other rooms.
There was no special presentation for tourists and not dance. It should be noted that the seeds are on the old folk dances. However, the Saami have a very interesting way of singing. Their hot improvised luvuyt highly spiritual songs. " Luvuyt notRhyme and have a particular structure. They are usually on every topic that may have personal relevance for the singer, and vary much in lyrical content. The seeds were of his life in general - the tundra, the singing deer and children - and always singing solo. These songs are back on the popularity of the twentieth century.
I would do at this point the four colors of Saami. Water, Earth, sun and fire up the national flag ofSaami. The water is blue, the earth is green, the sun is yellow and the fire is red.
The walls were covered with posters and images rounded. Close to close the window and the entrance was a large table with beautiful drawings of kindergartens Saami. To see the signs to build Russian Saami in the cultural center to preserve their language and culture was quiet interesting. The aim of the Centre to revive, preserve and develop the Sami culture.The most important condition for people in the central part of the indigenous community.
I just got the news surprising and heartbreaking that the culture of the Saami in grave danger of being changed. The district administration is Lovozero, Murmansk Region plans for the Cultural Center of the National Tourist Office Saami center transformation.
The new head of local administration, Dmitri Pisarev, requires all agencies to leave the occupiedCreate as soon as possible. The reason for the change relates to economic difficulties. to help, despite numerous efforts by foreign charities, devastating financial crisis in the small community Saami is partly due to the difficulty in supporting an indigenous Sami community in an environment where many countless individuals and groups to take advantage of other clear attempt "generosity for their own benefit.
However, this transformation of SaamiCultural Center is heartbreaking, and perhaps should be reconsidered. Instead of promoting education and prosperity of the last indigenous tribes in the Kola Peninsula, the administration and local government for the benefit of their grounds and explained after the win to the detriment of their neighbors 'culture' and tradition.
The Cultural Center of the Saami was opened after major repairs in 2003 and is a very important place for cultural activities in Lovozero,To help protect and support to maintain a national identity of the Saami in Russia. The loss of this structure is a pity.
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