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Herdswoman

Length:	58 min
Released:	2009
Ages:	High School College Adult

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A film by Kine Boman

This colorful film portrays three Sami women of different generations as they follow the reindeer herds of Lapland. Their stories reflect the transition from a nomadic existence to modern life. When a court case questions their ancient rights to the reindeer pasture, their life as reindeer keepers is at risk. The film captures the vulnerability of indigenous peoples in the modern world and the colonization process which has led to the present conflict over the right to land and water.

“Herdswoman is a lovely document of a threatened people. Viewers might be surprised to see how modern their homes are, but such viewers need to learn that the distinction between ‘traditional’ and ‘modern’ is hard to maintain anymore.
‒Jack David Eller. Anthropology Review Database

Documentary Film Prize, 50th Nordic Film Days Luebeck, Germany, 2008
Best Esthetics Award, Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival, 2008
Audience Prize, Riddu Riddu International Festival, Norway, 2008

Screenings, 2008:
Palm Springs Festival of Native Film and Culture, Palm Springs, California
Global Green Indigenous Film Festival, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Dreamspeakers Film Festival, Edmonton, Canada
X Inernational Festival DerHumALC Cinema of Human Rights, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Monterrey International Film Festival, Monterrey, Mexico
Third Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival, Mexico City, Mexico
9th Festival de Cine y Video de los Pueblos Indigenas, La Paz, Bolivia

• 2008-2009 New Films

• Anthropology

• Women's Studies