Murmansk Arctic University, Murmansk, Russian Federation, museum-vs@yandex.ru
ABSTRACT
Introduction: the work is carried out in the line of regionalization of philological education, which involves the knowledge of the history, culture, literature, geography of one’s own region, in this case – the folklore of the small Motherland, the indigenous people of the North, and in this regard is relevant for the development of the regional component of educational programs in the Murmansk region.
Objective: to show the contribution of teachers of the oldest university in the Arctic to the study of Sami folklore in educational institutions in Murman.
Research materials: the works of methodologists – teachers of the Murmansk University in the field of literary local history and ethnopedagogy.
Results and novelty of the research: the cultural space of the Kola North, which was formed from the Sami, Pomor, and all-Russian ethnic cultures, is characterized. For the first time, the role of Murmansk University teachers in developing the philological, ethnopedagogical, and methodological aspects of studying the indigenous people’s folklore in preschool and school educational institutions in Murman is analyzed. The indigenous people’s worldview, the peculiarities of their spiritual culture, history, and ethnopedagogical ideas embedded in folklore are described. The organization and process of conducting classes and lessons are presented, which allowed students to gain a general understanding of regional folklore, its significance, and specific features, and to expand their knowledge about the region’s history. The article presents some methods, forms, and techniques for studying Sámi oral and musical folk art in local history classes, provides examples of tasks and exercises on various topics, and substantiates the possibility of studying Sámi folklore in the system of basic literary education and in extracurricular activities based on the combination of local history material and the school literature course at the problem-thematic level. The article also offers texts for studying Sámi oral folk art. The author of the article reasonably concludes that the study of the folklore of the indigenous people of the Arctic Circle forms an understanding of the history and culture of the Kola
North, develops skills for analyzing folklore works, and stimulates research interest.
Key words: Sami people, Kola North, Murmansk Oblast, folklore, ethnopedagogy, literary local history
Acknowledgments: the study was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Science Foundation as part of Project № 25- 28-20241 “Murman as a Historical and Literary Phenomenon of the Arctic” and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Murmansk Region (Agreement № 30-2025-000856 dated April 18, 2025).
For citation: Bakula V. B. The role of Murmansk University teachers in the study of Sami folklore as part of the historical and cultural heritage of the North // Vestnik ugrovedenia = Bulletin of Ugric Studies. 2025; 15 (4/63): 779–788.