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How To Find Out If You Have Native Blood In Your Family (updated)
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2 жыл бұрынHere's how you reveal your family's native secrets. In this video we tell a story about a colleague of Ronald's. And how he found out that everything he thought he knew about his own family was a lie. The story ends in newfound pride and a lot of drama and family quarrels. One day he was Norwegian, while the next day it turned out that he was a Sea Sami, just like Ronald - an old native Norwegian and Nordic tribe.
If you come from an assimilated culture, it’s difficult to determine if you really are. Maybe this story can help you find out.
Ronald had noticed that even though the college had a Danish family and was very tall - the Sami are short - he had facial features that resembled his own.
At a job party, he mentioned this to his colleague. And it turned out that the colleague was not only Danish, he had family from Northern Norway - the central Sami area in Norway. But he had never heard the family talk about them being Sami - only that they were Norwegian. The colleague wondered how he could find out more? Ronald gave him this advice: The next time the colleague was at a family party, he should calmly just ask if it was possible that they had native blood in the family. Then Ronald said one of two things will happen ... Watch the video to find out what happened. Can the same thing happen in your family?
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@michelleengland4562 2 жыл бұрын
Most everyone on their social media posts tries to look sophisticated and fancy, but Ronald and Mots over here just grunting into the camera and frolicking through woods, and I am here for it 100%.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Haha 😜😜
@eternaloptimist7701 2 жыл бұрын
I think what you're doing to bring your heritage to light is wonderful. No person should be made to feel ashamed of their ethnicity. I personally would want to know as much as I could about it.
@ahkkariq7406 2 жыл бұрын
OMG! This is brilliant. I am a sea sami from Hammerfest, married to a norwegian man and living in south. I showed him this episode, and he was (like me), laughing and wiping away his tears. This is so accurate! All hell breaks loose. You nailed it!
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Very motivating and inspiring to hear about your story and engagement! Thanks for sharing with us Kari Jevne. Hei fra Ronald og Mads til dere begge :):)
@luringen947 Жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAYhadde vært bra å finne ut om eg er samisk, då kan jo eg få offertilstand og bli med i samme tinget eg kan kreve mye mer rettigheter. Alt dette til tross for at nordmenn er dei første meneskene i Norge. 🤤
@luringen947 Жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAYhvorfor skal vi dele dette landet?
@thomasl.koehnline5775 2 жыл бұрын
As a genealogist with Norwegian heritage (no known Sámi lines, we’re almost all from the southern part of Norway), this was very interesting! The experiences are different, but there are many similarities to the experiences of modern-day indigenous peoples here in America, which I’ve done a lot more research with. Thank you for this, & all your other videos!
@deborahmerkerson1145 2 жыл бұрын
I just responded to Ronald and Mads about my supposed Cherokee heritage that turned out to be untrue. It was found through DNA testing of both my brother and myself that we have no American Indian ancestry. I went online and found that a lot of Americans who thought they had American Indian blood, especially Cherokee, are finding out that they don’t. Do you know how or why “whites” came to believe they were part-Indian? Our family story of how we came to be part Cherokee was one of the few wonderful stories passed down to us. I have wondered if it was intentionally fabricated to offset the fact that the woman my grandfather married came from a prominent family of slave owners, something of which we are not proud. The really interesting thing is, that grandmother was NOT racist but the grandfather who was supposed to be one-half Indian was. He died when I was 6 but I remember his awful language still. Fortunately, his children took after my grandmother. I am proud to have been raised in the South by parents who were social liberals at a time when racism was at its peak.
@esmeraldagreen1992 2 жыл бұрын
The problem with this narrative is that the Sami are not native to Norway, they are of for lack of a better word of Asian descent, their origin is the east and their ancestors migrated west over the course of hundreds of years, not thousands of years so their migration is relatively recent. Until the 17th century most lived in Northern Russia.
@david82633 Жыл бұрын
@Esmeralda Green anyone arriving to a country 3000 years ago are native to the land, and sámi archeological findings have been found all across sápmi as far back as 500 BCE, meaning our ancestors were here before that. Sámi people did not exist in asia, our ancestors did, just like Norwegians did not exist in germany, Germanic tribes did. The vikings traded with the sámi, so that we arrived in the 17th hundreds is simply wrong
@ginaslevinsky8906 2 жыл бұрын
I was volunteering at the Arctic Winter Games in a small town in NWT, Canada and was excited to have a chance to practice speaking Norwegian with real Norwegians, not just duolingo and Kjartan Lauritzen and Skam. I went up to a person from Team Sapmi and asked "Hvordan går det?" and it turned out that person was Finnish and we conversed in English. ps I grew up knowing that I'm Inuvialuk (inuit) but estranged from that part of my culture -- assimilated into Canadian society. I'm slowly learning more and more, because I find it interesting and I want to keep the traditions alive and evolving
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Love your story. And impressed by your choice for learning Norwegian with Kjartan & Skam. In team Sapmi there are many different languages. And that's cool I think. Good luck with getting back to your roots and culture. Thanks for sharing. Cheers from Ronald and Mads
@ankavoskuilen1725 2 жыл бұрын
I was so proud of you, Ronald. When Mads said: so you split a whole family up!, you started to say the word 'sorry' but you didn't say it!!!!!! Good for you!
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Anka :))
@angelique_cs 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's really crazy! I'm happy that he and his sister found their pride in their heritage 😃 Through your chaos, you are changing lives around you, Ronald! Beautiful filming location, by the way!
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
According to Mads I am destroying that family ;) Thanks Angelique
@angelique_cs 2 жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY it's all a matter of perspective! 😃
@sandraanderson2345 2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes, families need an instance such as this to face the truth. I find it amazing to see the numbers of people who would prefer to keep secrets rather than be honest with their progeny...
@greenjeanbrown 2 жыл бұрын
Ronald, thank you for this video. I have casually watched many of your videos over about the last two years. I kept wondering when you would start talking about your Sámi heritage. I had to wait a bit, that's okay. Your video about your beloved grandmother was tender with love. At the same time biting in anger and resentment that she had to hide who she was. That you also had to hide who you were. I am a Sámi descendant, although the official Norwegian census declared my great-great grandmother as "Kven" settled in Vardø. My great-grandmother was listed as acceptable "Norman" because she spoke and wrote in Norwegian. They immigrated to the US, they changed their surname to Brown and left their Culture in the tundra. My brothers have sparse facial hair. We still have high cheekbones and shovel shaped teeth. There is little doubt of where we came from and what is the legacy of hidden, shamed heritage. Please, continue to make videos on this topic. Thanks
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Love your background story! And it's so common and many here can relate to it. It's sad, but with your spirit it is also an uplifting story. Thanks for sharing and engaging. Say hello to your siblings :):)
@torhildsagenghansen6074 2 жыл бұрын
I learned that I have sea sami blood in me, long after I was a grown woman.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
I am happy you found out in the end Thorild. Maybe most of us will never do.. Thanks for sharing your story with us
@windihari 2 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting, when my daughter was born I used think my youngest looked Sami because she had the features (and the stature). However, I didn't really think she was because we have lived in the US for many generations. Her great grandfather on her father's side is 100% Norwegian but from the Vang Valley and they are all very blonde (although short). Turns out after some testing she does share some DNA with the Sami, (as well as some from my side?!?!). Those genes are VERY strong! I always enjoy your content and humor.
@ninetoesnellie2735 2 жыл бұрын
Hello! I was just reading through the comments and saw yours. That’s awesome that through DNA, you were able to confirm some distant Sami roots in your daughter! ♥️ My paternal grandparents both came from Valdres and some ancestors lived in Vang, Valdres. Interesting, they found evidence of Sami in that area and also in the neighboring Hallingdal area, the southernmost they had seen any evidence of Sami. They believe it was in the mid 1500s. My mom and I have wondered for many years now if there is some Sami back in my dad’s tree. I asked a Norwegian cousin once and he was “oh no”. Sad response! But, after reading what they have found and doing other research, I am starting to think there may be something more to uncover. Some of my family are quite tall, but, there is some distant Danish mixed in there and honestly, who knows all what. But, facial features, coloring and just that “feeling” like there is something more, makes me wonder! I’d personally be proud! I’m part Shawnee Indian, so, I’d love if I had some native Sami in me as well! Gotta rethink getting a DNA test…I’m intrigued! Love these recent videos of his…glad he is shedding a positive light on the Sami peoples of Norway!
@deborahmerkerson1145 2 жыл бұрын
@@ninetoesnellie2735 My daughter gave me a DNA test as a Christmas gift because I had always suspected that I was adopted or the wrong baby was sent home from the hospital. I was always different from my siblings in looks and personality, plus my father wanted to adopt two little girls when I was 6. When I learned in college that my parents could not have a child with my blood type I was sure of it! I never did anything about it because it upset my mother terribly when I told her. As it turns out, DNA testing proved that she was my mother as my brother and I shared her genes. What it means is her medical records were wrong about her blood type. So, for 50 years I believed that she was not my mother (for whatever reason) because her blood type (O) could not produce a child with AB blood with a man who had B blood. I just assumed the records were right because I was so “different” from my siblings! Live and learn!!
@morningstarghuleh1087 2 жыл бұрын
Mads: ''You split a family you moron'' Ronald: ''Yeah well...'' I laughed way too much at that
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
😆😆
@DHBarehand 2 жыл бұрын
As a Navajo/Dine’ your physical descriptions sound just like Navajos. 😆 I love that your Indigenous! 💛🙏
@StarkeyLaurel 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same but not Navajo specific. My in-laws were born on a reservation in OK but were adopted as toddlers and lost their tribal heritage. The family lore they remember is that they were Sioux and Choctaw. My oldest son has very little facial hair and is glucose intolerant - traits I’m told are common. Difficult for me, a dairy-loving Nordic descendent.
@aabb55777 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting.
@soonsuicidal 2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad your colleague and his sister accepted it whole-heartedly. Tho I could imagine how chaotic his night was when he popped that question to his relatives. 🤣 I agree that we should stop the shame and anger that has been going on for generations. We should start embracing our past, identity and only we can be truly free and happy in life.
@susanbonnewell8949 2 жыл бұрын
Heritage is important and should never be forgotten. I am happy you are making these vids about this in your country.
@isabelberg3171 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That’s really cool! Tusen takk 😊
@millefolium9303 2 жыл бұрын
My sea sami grandma came from Hammerfest too! I never really felt like i was sami because i grew up in norwegian parts of norway. But my mom registered in Same-mantallet and tried to learn sami language. And your videos are inspiring me to connect with my sami roots too! By the way, is it common for sami men to have less facial hair? Because my brother has very little and he always wondered why
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's typical Sami not have beard and facial hair. Very interesting and uplifting story. Thanks for sharing and your kind words :):)
@sandraanderson2345 2 жыл бұрын
This is so interesting to see people learning the Sapmi language. Are there major differences in the language, among the three groups?
@Viso333 Жыл бұрын
Some sami cant grow beard but some can. But yeah the lack of facial hair is common because of north asian genetics. Men from siberian samoyedic people cant grow beard and sami came from same people as samoyedic peoples ancestors. Im of sami heritage and i cant really grow beard. Only mustache and chin beard. My cheeks have no hair really at all. Just couple hairs here and there.
@janetyoung623 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video, I love all your videos, sometimes they are very special, this is another special one! I laugh a lot at your content, bit sometimes I cry, laughing and crying all at once.. that's hilarious in its self. I recently found out I'm 45% Swedish through DNA...I was born in the UK, and emigrated to Australia. It's funny I didn't listen to my Father when I was young, but he would say, we have Nordic blood.. absolutely couldn't move him on that, he just new it...We need to listen to our elders..Thank you again..I'm not sure why, but you both bring me not just joy, laughter and tears, but you somehow make me feel safe..that's lovely...Bless you..xxx
@jbkhan1135 2 жыл бұрын
Lol you guys crack me up :-D Glad to see you posting videos again! Also a really interesting story! Thank you for sharing!
@bossman1974 2 жыл бұрын
Hello you two wild and crazy guys ! ✋👍
@laurametheny1008 2 жыл бұрын
This was hilarious! Mads in the background as always just makes it funnier. And gotta say this scenario happens with all kinds of family heritage disputes. It's really quite sad in a way because we are all people, but you have put it out there and hopefully those who watch can see how silly it is. We just all belong. Somewhere. And that's wonderful. Thank you for another great and subtle lesson. Love you guys!!! Whatever you are lol!😍🙏🇳🇴🍀
@janicebowen5339 2 жыл бұрын
YEAH! What a great piece of video. Causing truth, mental health, factual history and pride of self existance. What a way to go. Learn everything you can about who you are, your traditions, bad stories and good. It is all a part of who and what you are. And maybe, just maybe you were there first. And who were the visitors or invaders? Endless love and encouragement. Love, Steven and Janice
@lahppanNavdi Жыл бұрын
Despite being in America now, I was fortunate enough that my family never completely forgot. We just forgot a lot of the important details😅😂 Now with a couple years of digging, I have found cousins still in our original area of Čohkkiras-Gárasavvon, with Romsa during the summer
@YOURWAY2NORWAY Жыл бұрын
Awesome to learn! Thanks for sharing :):)
@largedoglover99 2 жыл бұрын
I am sorry that such anger and ignorance has caused so much suffering. I really appreciate who you have become in spite of it all causing PTSD. Yet on the brighter side, I love the running commentary from Mods as you talk. It's my understanding that human life form had a rocky start. Your existence is a testament to your family health, wisdom and strength. You are both good looking men. Thank you both for another informative and entertaining video and I hope it's therapeutic
@michellehandley2878 2 жыл бұрын
I was 11 or so when I found out what tribe my Mom's family was from. My Granny was full blooded Kituwah, yet we learned no traditions, until I got old enough to ASK. I learned my Granny was an amazing medicine woman in her youth and had an almost psychic ability diagnosing people, especially pregnancies. She could tell u what u were having and when (and u wouldn't be but a few weeks along and not even KNOW YET.) But now, I embrace my heritage, traditions and participate in festivals. It's great ! #frybreadtacosrule!
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
You go!!! In the Sami culture many could do the same as your granny. Awesome to learn. Thanks for sharing :):)
@amywright2243 2 жыл бұрын
This is so fascinating! I'm sorry for any family that feels shame about genetic ancestry, but learning about the strengths of the individual ancestors can break down those cultural taboos.
@CassieDavis613 2 жыл бұрын
You guys are a great comedy team. Ronald, thank you for talking about the Sami people.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your nice and cool words! Cheers from Ronald and Mads :):)
@scribegirl 2 жыл бұрын
This was so interesting. Thank you for talking about your heritage. I’ve been following you guys for a few years. You always reminded me a little of my father. He told us he was 1/2 Norwegian. We lived in California, and some people thought he was Mexican or Indigenous. He was olive skinned, brown eyes, dark or black hair. My grandfather was the only Scandinavian we knew of in our family. My parents both passed away before dna tests were available, but my sibs and I found out we were 1/2 Finland, Norway and Sweden in that order (1/2 British Isles from our mom). I just looked at my 23andMe, and some of my DNA is from Finnmark, N Norway. Maybe we are distantly related. An acquaintance from Finland thought my dad looked Finnish and Sami. I started reading a lot about the Finnish Sami then. But this episode made me interested in the Sami from Norway. Thank you, again. ❤️
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Love your background story! Very interesting. And I am almost sure you are Sami, since we are in Norway, Finland, Sweden and parts of Russia. And yes, we could absolutely be relatives. Even though I grew up on the coast of Norway, our Sami family was from Finland, close to the Swedish border. In an area called Karesuando. Thanks for sharing your story with us.
@greenjeanbrown 2 жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY Interesting note on where your family originates. I've had several discussions with historians that said migration from the Karesuando region happened in the early 1800 due to famine. Are you at all familiar with this topic?
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
I know. The Karesuando area is actually where my Sami family is from. And it's central reindeer Sami land. It's been like that for more 1000 years. And reindeer is all the food they need. Just like the cod on the coast. It's true that in 1800 there was a famine longer down south in Finland and that many of those went up to the Norwegian coast, where the cod and food was. Their successors are called Kvener, The Kven people and have a status as an own culture in Norway.
@scandinordic 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you again for another wonderful video on such an important topic, and done the way only you can 💜 love your work as always 💗🎀🎁
@jaenmartens5697 2 жыл бұрын
I always thought my Nebraskan grandmother looked just like a beautiful Navajo woman and when I found her home on Hidra, sure enough her mother was a Sami and she was a renowned healer and wise woman.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome story! Thanks for sharing :)
@OmegaBahn 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing isn't it? Cool vid guys and thank you for approaching this topic regarding Ronald's heritage.
@lnghrnfn 2 жыл бұрын
I have been MISSING Y'ALL!!!!!!!!! Great vid. as always!!! That grocery vid talking about hating surprises is the first or second vid of yours that I ever watched & I laughed so hard & so much I was hooked!!! Love, your American 8% Norwegian friend (or is it.............Sami?!?!?!?)
@HiKasandra 4 ай бұрын
All for the truth. 😂😂 Love you and Mads as always. Thank you. 😊😊
@robinhorton432 2 жыл бұрын
I missed you two! Very interesting video. I will now go investigate Sea Sami!
@RibbitHopX 2 жыл бұрын
Really old family photos and DNA tests are always good. I got confirmation of a story a relative told me about our heritage when I was a child using DNA. It was very emotional.
@Ekinnajay 2 жыл бұрын
What DNA test did you take that confirmed you were Sami, because I have done several, and none of them have said it. In fact, I searched each and asked this question , and there is no Sami group for any of the 3 major DNA tests. There is Inuit, Indian and Native American, Finnish and Swedish., but unless there is family lore and pictures, or actual Sami relatives to confirm, or church records that say (this is inconsistent), then there is no proof.
@gregoryh3270 2 жыл бұрын
I'm impressed how you entertain but also educate. Your points are striking, e.g. anger stems from shame. I'm glad you found your roots and you help others. I've always known I'm part Lakota, as my dad is from a tribal reservation in the US. We knew more about that than the German side. So my story is about finding German village roots. My cousin is a mix of Lakota and Norwegian. She's from North Dakota, where 30.8% of people are of Norwegian descent.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting mix and it's cool to learn that you know more about your Lakota heritage than your german link. Thanks for your kind and motivating words. And for sharing your story with us. We appreciate it. Good luck 🤞
@gregoryh3270 2 жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY Yes! I'm a white American who knows more about the minority roots of my family than the European ones. My dad was proud, not ashamed, to be a Lakota.
@deborahhardy4445 2 жыл бұрын
So interesting,Ronald! I enjoyed your video and also all the stories and info in the comments! It would be great if you and Mads could go to Northern Norway and film some videos there!
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Deborah. Yes, we have been talking about a trip to the North!
@mimilolo3490 2 жыл бұрын
3:54 hilarious Thanks for the laugh 🥰💐, and for sharing this interesting investigation story 😉
@TheNynjspider 2 жыл бұрын
Ronald, I am truly amazed to learn about the Sami. I had absolutely no idea about the culture. We are taught in school about Native American culture the USA (bare litt). I'm can see the similarities . Your story is fascinating.
@DanneyTanner 2 жыл бұрын
Being 54 years into my life I found out that there's men and women that don't tell people who they had sex with. Being said just because your / grandfather or grain great-grandfather isn't from a certain culture doesn't mean that you can't because he might not be your grandfather.
@twatquat3322 Жыл бұрын
Hola Ronald and Mads. Still binge watching you guys in Chickamauga, Ga. , U.S. So what's with the Sami Shame in Norway? I am of Native American Cherokee descent on my Father's side. His Mother was from Cherokee North Carolina. There is a Cherokee Reservation there. We are very proud of our Native American heritage here. There are lots of people here with at least some Native American ancestry and people are very proud and boast about it. Still Loving ya'lls videos! 😀❤
@sarahvand3628 2 жыл бұрын
Hello. Yay a video. You should do a video explaining the samis. Xo
@saphire82 Жыл бұрын
I have Prevost and Otteson in my lineage. I have a great aunt that traveled and went to the area where they lived before they immigrated to the USA, was in flaavik Norway. She confirmed it with people that were neighbors and got a lot of history. I found it on Google earth and compared pictures, it’s still just a couple houses, looks like a lovely place on the side of a huge huge mountain. I can’t imagine trying to live there a long time ago, they were in poverty then.
@RyukoChan87 2 жыл бұрын
I am proud of you, it is fantastic that you are proud of your Sea Sami origins :-)
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Hehe, thanks Gina
@winegoddess55 2 жыл бұрын
It's great that you add some humour to your information! I recently had my DNA done, and learned that my family background is about 4% Norwegian, lol!! So we must be related........hahahaha
@mimilolo3490 2 жыл бұрын
😂 from the brilliant introduction it sounds so fun, let's go
@sarab6415 2 жыл бұрын
You are a very good storyteller :)
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sara B :)
@Croneposse429 2 ай бұрын
I only started thinking about Sami heritage when the photo exhibit started showing up in my feed. There were a few people there that reminded me of relatives. I am looking into my DNA now and have common ancestors in the Northern end of Norway and even some in Lithuania. My family heritage at this stage has a feeling of being “whitewashed” at this stage because of all the defensive family members, but I continue my research without asking them. I can relate to the rebelious/nonconformist Norwegian POV! Much love from sunny San Francisco!❤✌️🧿🌈
@mariansmith7694 2 жыл бұрын
Lol, yes, this happened to me at my x-husband's family gathering years ago. I asked about Native heritage, his grandmother almost slapped me. 😲 . So yes, they have secrets too.
@debbienoderer379 2 жыл бұрын
I’m so behind…. Just watched this now. This made me sad for the Samis. We miss your “ new” videos. Need more of BOTH of you! 🥰
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Debbie! At least the team is back togheter in Oslo Norway and very soon ready to create more :)
@janetyoung623 2 жыл бұрын
Happy New Year..Missing you both..xx❤️❤️🥰🤗
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
We will be back, soon. Best Mads 😊
@blueria5634 2 жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY ghgddgm
@Kloxbyn 2 жыл бұрын
My earliest known ancestor is Ole Knudsen Strugsnes (DNA haplogroup N-M231). Likely born in Søndre Land, Oppland, Norway, in the mid 1600s. All I know about him is he was a farmer. The first of my ancestors to be born in the US (WI) was Thor Mason. My great grandfather, Albert Julius Mason, was the last of our family to speak fluent Norwegian.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story with us
@sophialoren7855 2 жыл бұрын
This is why you're charismatic Ronald. Happy for you for embracing your indigenous heritage.
@praveenranjanp 2 жыл бұрын
Learnt that today it is the National day for Sami. Congratulations!
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
True! Thanks :)
@davidwatson6472 2 жыл бұрын
I found out in a similar way that my heritage was Sea Monkey. As usual great video.
@dougabbott8261 2 жыл бұрын
Merry Xmas to you and yours . Hope you are all safe and sound and staying clear of the newest flavor of covid.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Merry Christmas to you with the same anti omicron wishes🤞😃☃️
@beckypincalifornia1985 2 жыл бұрын
As an American, I have heard of the Sami people. I was taught that they were the original reindeer herders. However, I have never heard of "sea" Sami. What does SEA mean? Does anyone know where they originated before they came to Scandinavia? Linguistically, genetically or otherwise?
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
There are 3 Sami tribes. The reindeer herding Sami still have their culture. The other two tribes are Sea Samis and Skolte Sami. Assimiliteded and forgotten unfortunately. Thanks for sharing
@ButacuPpucatuB 2 жыл бұрын
I had to look at Wikipedia… they give a good explanation of the origins and the three main tribes. Great read too!
@WhiteTiger333 2 жыл бұрын
Sea - as in ocean. Fishermen.
@beckypincalifornia1985 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks to everyone who responded! I will read the wiki article for further understanding. Cannot wait for the day I can visit Norway!!! I am 87.5% German. I can trace 3 of my grandparent's families to their villages going back to the 1700s. The remaining 12.5% is French also found in their villages in the 1600s! They were all peasants, little more than slaves. They went on to a happier and more productive life. So, you think that you are different and your ancestry, your heritage makes you different, strange, and worth less than others? Do not despair! Everyone has something to offer. And, the differences in the way we look, the religions we practice, the food we eat, the language we speak, the clothes we wear, our lifestyle as reindeer herders, fishermen, to royalty, politicians, or business executives ... is irrelevant unless we treat each other with kindness and work hard for our communities, our world.
@aabb55777 2 жыл бұрын
I will add that as an American I find the European dislike of ethnic groups like the Roma, Sinti, and Travelers and now Sami really odd. Those people are indistinguishable in appearance from other Europeans. Given the number of languages and customs in Europe, all these people would just add to the mix. Not saying the US doesn't have the same problem but our difference seem more stark.
@kittykat490 2 ай бұрын
I'm Ojibwe/Chippewa native American from my paternal grandmother's side, but my paternal grandfather's side is Norwegian American (I don't know any of my history on my maternal side) and I've always wondered if I have any Sami as well since I've heard that our fully Norwegian relatives all live in the north. It's heartbreaking enough that I don't know much about my native american ancestry because my grandmother didn't like to talk about it, and I was raised to be much more strongly proud of and knowledgeable about my Norwegian roots than my native american ones, so it would be quite ironic if it turned out I had any Sami ancestry as well on that side. One day I'll get around to having a dna test or something to see... I'm not very close to any of my family as an adult so it's much harder to find out that way.
@yamirzender222 2 жыл бұрын
great story, i enjoyed listening to, you im adopted i live in peru but i feel conected to nordic countries, haahahaha a big hug from peru
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Cool to learn yamir zender. I am connected to South America, since I am half Chileno. Mama is from Santiago :) Thanks for engaging with us, saludos from Ronald and Mads
@TownDeputy 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, Well done to you both! Where can I get a luhkka like the one you are wearing? Cheers, Jim
@lgfrades 2 жыл бұрын
That is so awesome 🤩 I wish I was Finnish Sami, but just part Finnish
@lindaegli5657 2 жыл бұрын
Love you 😙
@valhoundmom Жыл бұрын
I found out we are part Siberian/Altai. Some in the family were very ...annoyed because they thought we were Irish/ German, but turns out we are Irish, but not so German. Was interesting to watch reactions to that.
@marionirwin7097 2 жыл бұрын
I missed you guys! Ronald, rock on with your seasami self!
@1ACL 2 жыл бұрын
Good job! In our family it's about who was Jewish or not..The side of the family whose sirname sounds very Eastern European Jewish, and whose father named the kids Rachel, Miriam, Joseph swear they are not Jewish. Crazy and SAD, really.
@deborahmerkerson1145 2 жыл бұрын
As an American from NC, my family history included a wonderful woman from my early childhood who as my great grandmother. She was “supposed” to be full blooded Cherokee Indian. (For those that don’t know, the NC mountains was home to the Cherokee people.). The only interesting thing about our heritage was this great grandmother and how she came to be married to our great grandfather. My brother and I were proud to be 1/8th Cherokee. It even explained my high cheekbones, almost black hair, big brown eyes and laid back personality. Fast forward to two years ago when we had our DNA tested: NO American Indian genetics whatsoever. We are purebred white bread, all from Great Britain. We were so disappointed and left scratching our heads as to how this very delightful family myth came to be! We are old folks so there is no one to ask!
@ButacuPpucatuB 2 жыл бұрын
Oohhh Ronald! Now you can get reindeer 🙌🏽 I am a direct descendant of indigenous people from Hawaii. But I’m hapa/half. Both my parents are half also. Hapa/half native Hawaiian and Filipino. It’s nice though. It explains why I look the way I look.
@ahmedhussein1982 2 жыл бұрын
Big up Ronald
@deborahmerkerson1145 2 жыл бұрын
“You split a family, you moron.” I busted out laughing! I love your dry humor, Mads.
@robyoungquist5803 2 жыл бұрын
A suggestion for your next video …. How Norwegians celebrate Christmas season. I’m sure it’s similar to us Swedes but maybe some minor differences. 🎅🏻 🎄 🎁
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
We hear you Rob ;);)
@mellowtopia5376 2 жыл бұрын
Genealogy is such an interesting topic. I always wanted to have some DNA analysis done, because as far as I know, my family is 100% german as far as we can go back (which is not very far) but I often get mistaken for being spanish or french, because I have dark hair and dark eyes - not very average german. I think on my mother's side we may have some southern european, maybe even oriental background. Will do that one day. :)
@ankavoskuilen1725 2 жыл бұрын
I know a lot of short, darkhaired German people.
@mellowtopia5376 2 жыл бұрын
@@ankavoskuilen1725 Oh, we have those, sure, but many Germans are more middle of the road with blond hair or light brown hair, and green or blue eyes. We have all of that in our family as well.
@mailill 2 жыл бұрын
My great grandfather was from Mo i Rana. I have never thought about the possibility of his family being Sami. The only thing I know was that his family was poor and that he had to heard sheep (I think) alone in the wilderness as a child, and that it was wery scary for him, He managed to become a teacher and was always wery athletic. He could stand on his hands when he was 80, maybe even older. He died at 97.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Mo i Rana is a part of Sapmi/ Land of the Sami. So he could be. Was he tall or short? High cheekbones? Beard or not? Did he loose his hair or not? Short, with high cheekbones and lack of beard? Them he probably was ;)
@mailill 2 жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY I'll have to do some research and ask family for old photos as I am bad at remembering faces. I'm sure I never saw him with much of a beard, though. I remember high cheek bones, and while I think his hair thinned in front with age, I don't think he ever lost all of it. However, I don't think he was short. I know he did have some issues with his background, but I always thought it was about his family being very poor, while his wife came from a rather wealthy family from southern Norway, where they settled - I have been told he didn't want anything to do with his wife's family and old friends (he thought they looked down on him, I think) and as I understand tried to make his wife stay away from them, too.
@johnandrewmarquez 6 ай бұрын
Hey! Ronald, I love Your Luhkka! ❤
@fklr-369 2 жыл бұрын
my friend Ronald this Antonio from USA Oklahoma city, Oklahoma how are you doing brother? how are things in Norway? i cant wait to visit!
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Hi. Things are okay here :) Welcome to Norway! Cheers from Ronald and Mads
@user34274 2 жыл бұрын
Hi, sorry I don’t have the context here, can someone help me understand why there would be shame attached to being Sami? How does it matter exactly?
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Here we talk about why the shame is still a thing for some of the Sami tribes of Norway: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hMCnpNV7vdW2nps.html
@sergiociociola8618 2 жыл бұрын
It’s a really interesting story, guys. May I ask you what kind of political power does the Sami parliament have? Thank you for this interesting video.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. They have a symbolic power in the sense that they can point out political issues that are important to Samis. And by doing so our ordinary parliment has to listen and reflect on their rulings. They also have a pot of money they can direct towards cultural projects higlightning Sami heritage and present things. If our traditional parliment rules against Sametinget, the Media will make headlines and people in Norway will react. In the end it's a good institution.
@sergiociociola8618 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the explanation. Yeah, it sounds like a good istitution to save and protect natives’ rights and heritage. I hope you keep making videos about sami’s culture. Looking forward to your next video.
@OpenSesame33 2 жыл бұрын
Go Ronald! Well done.
@saalvosegg8171 Жыл бұрын
So the way I found out I was of a Sami descent was a few months ago when I was meeting with a shaman and had a journey. I was a reindeer running through the night or day. It was dark with the northern lights. She asked me if I could see people. I said I see some Sami’s. She told that those were my ancestors.
@naturelistens1864 9 ай бұрын
😂 that’s pretty much exactly the reaction I got 5:23
@johnd5574 2 жыл бұрын
My mother believed some of her ancestors were from the Native American Osage tribe in the USA. I don't know if it's true, but she seemed quite certain. Also, tracing another of her ancestral lines, I believe there are possibly Sami connections. Hard to be sure, as I don't speak Norwegian. .
@dianen63 2 жыл бұрын
Please tell me about your poncho, I love it!
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luhkka
@YummYakitori Жыл бұрын
Actually, Sami and Finns have some of the highest European Hunter-Gatherer DNA in Europe, about 60%. That is higher than the 40-50% held by Norwegians or Swedes, and much higher than other southern and central Europeans (Italians for example have barely 10-30%) where the Anatolian farmer DNA (from modern day Turkey) dominates. But at the same time Sami and Finns also have higher percentage of Northeast Asian or Siberian DNA (Amur River component) from their Uralic / Finno-Ugric heritage, which explains the differences in appearance; Samis have about 20% of such Siberian DNA and Finns about 3-5%. mtDNA lineage U5 (the oldest in Europe) is common among Sami and Finns, but at the same time their YDNA paternal lineage Haplogroup N is very much indicative of their Uralic admixture from further east. So it is interesting that Sami and Finns are the most European but also most distinctively Siberian population in Europe, at the same time; formed by Uralic / Finno-Ugric males who mixed with indigenous European women (some of the oldest extant populations in Europe) to form the Finns and the Sami.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY Жыл бұрын
Wow, very interesting facts. Thanks a lot for taking time and effort sharing this with us. We appriciate it. Cheers from Ronald and Mads
@yvonneburns2786 2 жыл бұрын
Its your heritage it must be preserved, and besides i have high cheekbones, short and have sea legs, live in the North west of Scotland, like a fish supper and sometimes a matpakke, if i get peace to eat it without the furry tribe poncing it first!
@Ekinnajay 2 жыл бұрын
I am an immigrant from Norway and took a DNA test that said I was about 56% Norwegian, the rest Swedish, Finnish, and a tiny bit Inuit (??!!?!??). No family history of anything but Norwegian. My dad is from Finnmark (with relatives from Tana, Hammerfest, Alta, Masjok, Nesseby, Vardo areas). There is no DNA that says you are Sami, so I have no idea what people are talking about when they say that. Anyway, some of my DNA relatives were wearing Sami dress, which blew my mind. No family lore of that either. I started doing some genealogy and my great grandfather and great grandmother on dad's side had church records that said they were Sami and spoke Sami at home. When I told my dad (in his 80s), he said the records were wrong, there was no way they were Sami, so according to your theory, I am definitely Sami. All the Swedish and Finnish ancestors were from Northern Sweden and Finland, in the traditional Sami lands. My dad is super short, as am I. My mother is from Western Norway, with centuries of ancestors staying put on the same farm, so I figure the 50% Norwegian is from her. That leaves the rest of it from my dad. They assimilated pretty thoroughly, but I am taking back my roots. I am proud to be both Norwegian and Sea Sami too, and possibly a little Kven.
@jenskat1 2 жыл бұрын
I doubt I am Sami (oh, well...) but I did my dna and found out I was a bit Norwegian (yay!) and quite a bit German. The German part was a huge surprise. My grandmother used to dodge the question of her ancestry. I think maybe living through two world wars caused her to deny her German heritage, maybe? I love your videos and the ancestry question is an important issue. Keep it up!
@torravengael4490 2 жыл бұрын
My Dad once told me that he remembered there was a prejudice against Sami people in northern Sweden where he grew up (except at that time they were referred to as Lapplanders or "Lapps.") They were characterized as being simpleminded and backwards and uncivilized, sort of like our stereotype of "hillbillies" here. I'm guessing the family shame stuff partly has something to do with the shame brought about by those stereotypes.
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it has everything to to with that. But it was worse than hillibillies. It was hard race theory unfortunately. Lapps / Lapplanders are not used in Norway any more. It's not a nice term. Thanks for sharing your story with us ! Cheers from Ronald and Mads
@torravengael4490 2 жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY Thank you for clarifying how much worse it was. I'm still learning, and thanks to now watching your previous videos, I have learned so much more.
@faye_isc Жыл бұрын
a man from Netherlands broke my heart and i made my life goal to learn Norwegian and move to Norway and forget that Netherlands even exists
@YOURWAY2NORWAY Жыл бұрын
Welcome home! Thanks for sharing and good luck with love in Norway. Cheers from Ronald and Mads
@morningstarghuleh1087 2 жыл бұрын
I can trace my family back to Normandy before they invaded England, and I find it sad when people just don't know their heritage or it's hidden. My husband recently found out his birth family came to our country from Norway (he was adopted), but he only knows as far as his great grandfather and the information stops there. The family were fisherman from somewhere up north, I can't remember the area name though, and from the photos we've seen they were quite short so maybe Sami? Maybe?? My husband is short too. I'm hoping we can try to find out more somehow.
@sandraanderson2345 2 жыл бұрын
What are the laws in Norway regarding adopted children having access to their original birth records?
@morningstarghuleh1087 2 жыл бұрын
@@sandraanderson2345 no idea. His birth family found him, so hopefully they can help. The funny thing is, my husband doesn't really care, but I like genealogy and want to find out. It's really hard to not get carried away.
@RangKlos 2 жыл бұрын
I'll try this at my next family gathering despite the fact that I'm Thai living in Thailand. Sea Sami is just too cool.
@user-xd6nc6rg7b 2 жыл бұрын
Lol that sounds confusing. 😄
@ahkkariq7406 2 жыл бұрын
You could ask if you have some native in your family. I am sure you have native tribes in Thailand or neighboring countries, too.
@Zhiperser 2 жыл бұрын
Hah, for my Thai former sister-in-law it was whether or not they were partially Chinese. I think no matter what country you're in there will always be a version of this.
@ledout7733 2 жыл бұрын
Ronald correct me if I'm wrong but Sami People Migrated from their native land Mongolia to Russia and into Scandinavia Finland Sweden and Norway where they settled and mixed with Nord people .
@neuroleptika 2 жыл бұрын
Not mongolia, more siberia region, the original sami not called sami still exist under 2 other russian tribal names in Russia, just google russian reindeer herders and you see it
@grannyweatherwax8005 2 жыл бұрын
I agree with the other poster. I could be wrong and would love to hear from Ronald’s point of view. There were many waves of humans who moved across Europe for 10s of thousands of years. I believe the Sami are descendants of one of the much older tribes who settled the north. Those who became Norse are much newer to the area, relatively.
@ahkkariq7406 2 жыл бұрын
@@grannyweatherwax8005 You are partly right. The Sami are descendants of the first to migrate in after the ice retreated. Later, other groups have joined. The Sami have common genetic markers with the Berbers in North Africa, which indicates a common past further south in Europe. Later, other groups migrated in and mingled with the native population. Most known of these is a group that immigrated from the Urals, as far as I know. Norwegians are also descendants of the first to migrate after the ice retreated. They were later mixed with immigrants from the Middle East. The reason why the Sami are considered indigenous, but not the Norwegians, is that the Norwegians have their own state. They do not need the political protection that the Sami need.
@Keywester1ful 2 жыл бұрын
I was wondering is Sami DNA different from other Norwegians?
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
It's a tricky question. In our area many different groups have lived, so there is a mix also in the blood. But if you are traced to the northern parts of the Nordic countries, there is a big possibilty you have Sami dna
@dapdne4916 2 жыл бұрын
We have more than one source of NOR/SWED. One we know the family names and progression and the other was a very long time ago. One DNA showed none but the other we know probably does. We also have a little Western Danish.
@karihamalainen9622 Жыл бұрын
Is name Aikio familiar to you? Sorry if I asked.
@MarkMiller304 Жыл бұрын
Are Sami related to Siberians like the Yakuts or Inuits in North America?
@YOURWAY2NORWAY Жыл бұрын
In culture absolutely. In DNA it's harder to tell..
@MarkMiller304 Жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY in some older Sami photos I did notice some people with more Asiatic features such as the smaller eyes and the higher cheekbones. That could be convergent evolution due to the climate but it got me thinking. And I think Sami language is not indo European, I don’t think even Finnish is indo European. There must be some very fascinating prehistory in that part of the world. Edit: did a quick google search, Sami and Finnish people in general seem to have a pretty high N ydna percentage. The other other people with high N ydna seem to be Siberians.
@elainehruby1247 Жыл бұрын
Can a Sami who was born in another country get registered?
@YOURWAY2NORWAY Жыл бұрын
Good and important question! Unfortunately not now..
@marysuniga1157 2 жыл бұрын
My great grandma was Apache and some of the older family were scared because they did not want to live in res. But I am very proud
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story with us. Stay proud Mary :)
@sigynsdaugther 2 жыл бұрын
I heard a rumor that we had sami blood but I don't know how to verify if it's true or not. Is Sami ancestry detected in DNA tests?
@windihari 2 жыл бұрын
What is detected is whether or not some of your DNA strand is shared by people who currently live in an area. It is not 100% reflecting your actual heritage. Also with each generation some of your DNA is edited out. So although I have family I can trace to Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic only 2 generations ago, there is no evidence in my DNA, possibly because I didn't inherit it or possibly beause no one currently living there is related to my ancestors from those areas.
@pheart2381 2 жыл бұрын
@@windihari thats correct. My dna test should have shown 8th Jewish,but I am only 2.1. I was a bit disappointed by that really. I'm actually more Scandinavian than Jewish. It depends what genes get passed on.
@cyl742 2 жыл бұрын
When I first heard that the Sami were somehow looked down on, I didn't understand. Then I remembered how here in the US, the Europeans arrived and conquered and looked down on native people. Later generations looked down on new peoples that came here from Irish to Polish to German to Asians. Even Canada did the same. Thank you for this video. You come from a beautiful people and should never have been made to feel less than any other human. I had heard of the Sami in the past and found this interesting video (among others). I can see your features, Ronald, in some of the photos. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gLqRp8de1LXWkps.html
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story and reflections with us. Hehe, I see it;)
@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure how Sami are considered native. They were the very kast people to migrate to Scandinavia, a long time after everyone else. The Finno-Ugric people migrated from northwest of China to Estonia arriving around 1000bc. Some of these then migrated to Scandinavia and became the Sami, later another group migrated from Estonia to Scandinavia and became the Finns. Hence Finns, Sami and Estonians speak a very similar language. All three are largely the same people. First Nation! Perhaps Last Nation would be more accurate.
@OliverJazzz 2 жыл бұрын
Not quite. And a native Finn doesn't understand Sami language at all unless they've studied it, the languages are related like for example Russian and English, but not very similar.
@Fiddling_while_Rome_burns 2 жыл бұрын
@@OliverJazzz English and Russian are from different language groups. Finnish and Sami are both from the same Uralic language group and a few thousand years ago the same language. A better comparison would be English and German, both from the same language but mutually unintelligable today because they changed over time.
@kathyh4804 2 жыл бұрын
I’m supposedly Swedish, Norwegian.... I found out I have native too! I was very surprised, I wish my dad was alive to tell him he’s NOT full Norwegian!😂
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Haha. Thanks for sharing your story with us Kathy H :)
@JAM-65 2 жыл бұрын
This is how it is in Canada too. Growing up in the 1970s, I would never admit to anyone that my father had indigenous heritage. He and his family still would not admit it. Growing up, every Christmas I would get selected to play a little native girl in THe Huron Christmas Carole and I would cry. Indigenous people were thought of as being drunks and not very smart . The other side of my family were German and I was also embarrassed of that because I was always called a lot of derogatory names. I just wanted to be English, Scottish, Irish or French. Now my cousin has done a lot of genealogy and DNA testing and we are indigenous. In fact my father's mother was half. My dad still did not want to admit it, but now that I am older I have become proud of both my indigenous and German heritage
@YOURWAY2NORWAY 2 жыл бұрын
Love every bit of your story. It's both sad and very hopeful ❤ Thanks for sharing and engaging with us. We appreciate it a lot. Cheers from Ronald and Mads
@JAM-65 2 жыл бұрын
@@YOURWAY2NORWAY thank you Ronald and Mads. I hope to see some new videos from you soon. I miss you guys ♥️
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