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“Sami Children”. The Samis, the indigenous people of Scandinavia, traditionally are reindeer herders. The Jokkmokk Winter Market, now going for more than 400 years, is a traditional festival and popular meeting place for the Sami people. Here, a charming and vivacious Sami girl pulls her brother onto her lap as he tries to wander off on his own. The wooden sleigh was later pulled by reindeers herded by her family and paraded through the market streets. Three generations of her family, all decked out in colourful Sami costumes, proudly walked alongside the sleigh. Photo location: Jokkmokk, Swedish Lapland. (Photo and caption by Joyce Le Mesurier/National Geographic Photo Contest)
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