Abstract
We do not herd them like people believe, we only follow them – from place to place.
This paper argues that it is difficult to comprehend what
reindeer husbandry means for the Sámi people without proper appreciation of the Sámi laws, culture, philosophy, and cosmology. It aims to explain Sámi reindeer husbandry in the light of philosophy, anthropology, culture, and law. However, this paper’s point of view is Western and legal-philosophical-anthropological. Further it tries to keep up with chosen narratives of Sámi scholars or reindeer herders.
KEYWORDS: Reindeer husbandry, Sámi people, Sámi laws, Sámi reindeer
husbandry