In the Sami language, biepmadit giedaid, (sitting with one’s hands in one’s lap) is pejorative, while duodji (creative hands) signals high praise. Duodji is part of the Sami cultural ...

to fund a Sami exhibit at the Scandinavian Center. Locals lent artifacts such as slim bone knives, embroidered leather pouches, traditional dresses, red-and-blue mittens, gorgeously thick wool ...