Ms. Natalie, our gifted teacher of "Cultural and Geographic Literacy” has introduced students to many remarkable communities around the globe through her innovative lessons. This short video about the reindeer herders of Lapland (in northern Finland) is beautifully filmed, and deeply compelling. Please enjoy, as the students did.

Petri is a Saami reindeer herder who lives in Finnish Lapland, within the Arctic Circle. Like his ancestors before him Petri has a very close relationship with the wilderness. During the reindeer calving season he lives out in the woods looking after the mothers and newborn. Petri shares some of his thoughts on a live led outside following the rhythms of nature.