The north American indigenous population calls the finns also sweat lodge people.A Finnish immigrant and people of native American descent, fintiaanit, living in the Great lakes region. Yle
Author Katja Fox , photographer Meeri Koutaniemi and supplier of Maria followed three years fintiaanien i.e. finndiansien life. The term refers to the Finnish immigrants and Ojibwa-indian descendants who live in the USA and Canada. Originally they are united in the forest, taking a bath and silence. Other similarities are: the high rate of suicide, alcoholism and a sense of humor.
Fox, Koutaniemi and Seppälä cooperation outcome, Fintiaanit, see today Docstop, which has already been published on Yle web-tv Arena. Fintiaanit tell me, what is life in two cultures pinched. Environmental view, they are not sufficiently european and caucasian, but not on the other hand, a full-blooded native American of the.
One of the people interviewed fintiaaneista is a musician and music teacher Lyz Jaakkola , who has devoted his life to the Fond du Lac reservation conditions improve. He told the agents how ojibwat call finns.
– the Finns used words Madoodiswan-in and Omaakikiiwinini. They mean a sweat lodge people and people who sound like frogs.
the Document is a continuation in 2016 published data book Fintiaanien countries.
– This document Finnish also can find the roots, Katja Fox believes.
I’m proud of that Finnish viewers to get a peek to the distant relatives, fintiaanien, everyday life just our movie of the season.
Fintiaanit today TV2 clock 21.50.