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KARASJOK
(Kárášjohka) a village in Norway. Karasjok is situated at the very heart of the Sámi region. Karasjoki is the Capital of Sápmi. Some of the most important Sámi institutions such as Sámediggi / Sametinget (Sámi Parliament), Sámiid Vuorká-Dávvirat / De Samiske Samlinger (The Sámi Collections) and Sámi Dáiddaguovddáš - Samisk Kunstnersenter(Sámi Artists’ Centre) are located in Kárášjohka.
Anne Berit Peltopera is a yoik singer, but she also holds down two other jobs.
After the death of her husband she inherited his taxi license. She decided to continue offering this service so she sat behind the wheel herself. She sings and composes yoik songs while driving her taxi.
Then, in her spare time, she becomes a tailoress. In her small workshop she is producing beautiful pieces of traditional clothing known as gákti.
Anne Berit Peltopera lives and works in a little town called Kárášjohka (Karasjok), in Norway. Situated at the very heart of the Sámi region, Karasjok is the Capital of Sápmi. Some of the most important Sámi institutions such as Sámediggi / Sametinget (Sámi Parliament), Sámiid Vuorká-Dávvirat / De Samiske Samlinger (The Sámi Collections) and Sámi Dáiddaguovddáš - Samisk Kunstnersenter (Sámi Artists’ Centre) are located in Kárášjohka.