In the areas around Jokkmokk, Jåhkågasska Sami village has its land.

Here, the Länta family has been involved in reindeer husbandry for several generations.

- Without the reindeer, we are nothing, Rickard Länta says.

- Through reindeer husbandry, our culture survives, there is a lot that comes for free in some way, says Helena Länta.

But several reindeer herders in the Sami village describe in Documents from within: The legacy and the silence, that year by year it becomes increasingly difficult to finance reindeer husbandry.

They are not alone in this.

Many reindeer herders, for example, are affected by the mining industry encroaching on pastures and blocking the reindeer's migration routes.

Deforestation also reduces grazing opportunities.

Takes a job in a mine to support his reindeer

Reindeer husbandry basically only generates money a few times a year in connection with the slaughter.

If the reindeer herders succeed in building up a larger herd, they have a greater opportunity for income.

But at the same time, the costs of supporting the reindeer during the winters rise, which many reindeer herders do, partly because a changed climate makes it more difficult for the reindeer to find food on their own.

Jessica Läntha has taken a job as a dump truck driver in a mine to make it go together.

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"Then it died inside my jacket" - Rickard Länta hears about the reindeer calf that froze to death during the harsh winter.

Photo: SVT / Document from within

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