We saw only two or three tourists, but at the far end of the site, there was a shaman in traditional regalia performing a ritual. We stood quietly, watching him, fascinated by his intense focus ...

"In this regard, a shaman differs from ordinary people ... "For this reason, in many traditional societies 'shamans' are buried with different funeral ceremonies compared to the funerary rites ...

These poles, in conjunction with the moose boards, pike logs, ancestor figures and the shaman's tent or yarnga are arranged in the museum in a traditional floor plan suggestive of shamanic properties.

He continued, “The profession I really didn’t want was to be a shaman. I was sick for over twenty years, and then my mother kept saying she saw a woman in traditional shaman attire.” ...