大象传媒

Dh'fhoghlam Seumas Macletchie mun 脿rraineachd bho athair, na 貌ige ann an Uibhist a Tuath. Tha Seumas a鈥� gabhail turas sonraichte son coinneachadh ri Inga-Maret, seinneadair Yoik anns a鈥� ph脿irt Fhionnlannach de Dh霉thaich nan S脿mi. Tha Seumas ag ionnsachadh mun droch-dh矛ol a tha an S脿mi air fhulang.

Tha e a鈥� faicinn mar a chleachd sinnsirean Inga-Maret cumhachd a鈥� Yoik, d貌igh 脿raid seinn, airson a bhith a鈥� gl猫idheadh nan cleachdaidhean a tha a鈥� buntainn ri bhuachailleadh f猫idh-shneachda.
Fad 霉ine, tha turasachd air ceumannan a ghabhail 鈥榮 a鈥� tarraing Nirribhich a tha a鈥� d猫idheil air cleachdadh carbadan-sneachda son sp貌rs.

Tha am fuaim 鈥榮 an t-astar aig a bheil iad a鈥� gluasad a鈥� cur an eagail air na f猫idh-shneachda aig 脿m bre矛th nan laogh 鈥榮 tha iad a鈥� teicheadh 鈥榮 a鈥� f脿gail an cuid laoigh. Eadar seo is atharrachadh anns an aimsir, 鈥榮 ann air 猫iginn a tha na f猫idh a鈥� be貌thachadh, gu h-脿raid sa Gheamhradh.

Tha Inga-Maret dol a chleachdadh cumhachd a yoik fh猫in, gu l脿idir, son nam f猫idh-shneachda a dh矛on. Tha Seumas a鈥� me貌rachadh air d猫 na d貌ighean dualchasach a ' b'urrain dhasan cleachdadh airson dion a chuir air a' chultar fh猫in.

Seumas MacLetchie acquired a deep connection to the natural world from his father when he grew up on North Uist. Seumas makes the trip of a lifetime to meet Ing谩-M谩ret, a Sami Yoik artist in Finnish Lapland, and learns about the persecution that the Sami people have endured.

He discovers how Ing谩-M谩ret鈥檚 ancestors used the power of yoik 鈥� their unique style of trance-like singing 鈥� to protect their reindeer herding way of life. A late Finnish President became an advocate for the Sami people and his love of skiing attracted many tourists to Lapland.

Over time, tourism has developed and now attracts Norwegians who snowmobile for sport. The noise and speed panics the reindeer at calving time, causing them to stampede and abandon their calves. This along with changes in the climate which have brought starving winter conditions mean that the reindeer are struggling to survive.

Ing谩-M谩ret is determined to use her own power of yoik to protect the reindeer. Inspired by Ing谩-M谩ret, Seumas reflects on what new Gaelic stories and songs might be created to protect his own culture?