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I am an ethnic Forest Finn (Urgic), originally from Mongolian/Slavic tribe's. They setled in an area called Karelen (now Russian Karelen) and in Savolax in Finland. Later they went to South Sweden and Norway, setling around the borders between those two countries, now called "Finnskogene" ("Forest Finns --") and another migration went North of Norway, and are called "Kven" or "Kvæn", we are considering them "cousins" because they came from the same bloodlines. However the Sami of the north parts of Scandinavia, are not of the same "tribe", the Sami tribes are an entirely diffrent bloodline of people. The Forest Finns were a nomadic culture. Before their movement to Scandinavia, they came from areas farther to the east. Ethnic groups from the eastern part of Finland came in contact with Slavic & Mongolian tribes (around 500 years B.C.). I guess originally we were from the nomads of the Sibirian and Mongolian area, after all, people wandered all times of history. That is why "we are all related" when it comes down to the "First Man". And therefore ethnisity is important, but not as important as for understanding that there ain't any "diffrent races", humans are only ONE race. We do not know how long ago the clan names were first used. It may have had its start with the slash and burn culture.
In 1999 we were recognized as "National ethnic Minority of Forest Finns". There are only about 500 left of us. But hardly anyone notices from appearance, because I guess I look like any Scandinavian (Or from Finland).
The Bear (and the Wolf) is my totem from old Sibirian/Urgic beliefs.
I am a spiritual person, beliving in the Creator of all life and I love nature and the joy of being near a horse, my cats, big or small, or any other creature (as long as it's not preparing me for it's dinner:-)))
"Look at every path closely and deliberately. Try as many times as you think necessary. Then ask yourself, and yourself alone, one question... does this path have a heart? If it does, the path is good; if it doesn't it's of no use". Carlos Castaneda