This educational film is an episode of the TV program titled “Discovery” followed by the year, in which the program was released – in this case, “Discovery ‘66”. It aired on ABC from 1962 until 1971 as an award-winning children’s program about the history and culture of America. This episode is part II of “Discovery ’66 Goes to Finland” and is hosted by Virginia Gibson. It covers the Finnish parts of Lapland, showing the everyday life of herding reindeer and logging trees, followed by a portrait of the Lap-people’s role in modernized Finland.

Three men cross-country skiing alongside three dogs (00:11). Wild reindeer (00:20). “Discovery Goes to Finland, Part II” title banner (00:31). The program’s intro-segment (00:35). “Discovery ‘66” title banner (00:51). Host Virginia Gibson introduced the episode from Lapland in Finland (01:00). A young boy is walking through his village with a reindeer (01:18). Virginia Gibson is talking to the camera from inside a reindeer barn (02:28). The young boy attends to the reindeer in the barn (02:45). Locals use domesticated reindeer to pull sleds and carry packs (02:58). Two young men from the village build a tent of reindeer hide and birch-branches (03:13). Host Gibson comments on the importance of reindeer in Lapland (03:51). Herds of wild reindeer (04:01). Virginia Gibson presents the landscapes of Lapland during summertime (05:20), then autumn (05:46). The young boy attends to a domesticated reindeer (06:11). Virginia Gibson presents the elements of the long wintertime in Lapland (06:50). Scenes of the snowy landscapes (07:37). Two Lap-men cross-country ski to roundup their reindeer herds in the highlands (07:56). Lap-men identify their reindeer from the wild ones and catch them using a lasso (08:54). Locals ride sleds pulled by reindeer (10:29). The non-traditional schooling of the Lap-people through songs (11:10). Virginia Gibson elaborates their traditions of schooling through songs (11:35) and continues with demographic facts about Lapland (12:39). A local Lap-man works as a lawyer in the provincial government (13:05). Gibson explains the Lap-people’s position in a modernized Finland (13:28). The everyday life of the lawyer is used as an example (13:45). A traditional memorial service in the Lapland community (14:43). The lawyer discusses a concern about a reindeer association with the local reindeer-men (15:41). The forest covered lands in Lapland (16:20). Trees are cut down and logged during winter (16:46). Logs stripped from bark are piled along the riverbanks in preparation for spring (17:24). As the river rises in spring, the logs are rolled into the water to bring them south using the currents to transport them (17:38). The logs are transported to a sawmill for processing (18:21). The lawyer and the young Lap-boy are talking to the boy’s teacher (18:58). Views of the newly built primary school for the Lap-children (19:13). School-children hare playing in the school yard (19:21). Virginia Gibson ends the episode and presents the topic of the following episode of the “Discovery ‘66” program (20:01).

Lapland is the largest and northernmost region of Finland. The Sámi (also spelled Sami or Saami) are the traditionally Sámi-speaking people inhabiting the region of Sápmi, which today encompasses large northern parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and of the Kola Peninsula in Russia. The region of Sápmi was formerly known as Lapland, and the Sámi have historically been known in English as Lapps or Laplanders, but these terms are regarded as offensive by the Sámi, who prefer the area’s name in their own languages, e.g. Northern Sámi Sápmi.

This episode is a Jules Power production in association with ABC News and Public Affairs, sponsored by Alitalia Airlines and Finnfacts, and produced in cooperation with the National Education Association and the American Library Association. The production crew consists of William Hilliker, Jr. as production manager, Pertti Sappälä as director of photography, Esko Nurminen as camera assistant, Teuvo Hietanen as camera assistant, Jack Dalton as sound mixer, Sel Levy as supervising film editor, Michael H. Weiner as film editor, music by Music for Films, Jack Ofield as director, Joseph Hurley as writer, Daniel Wilson as producer, and Jules Power as executive producer.

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