“In traditional Sámi culture, physical messages were carried by a runner or a person on skis, who transported the message across the great distances of nature. This was the most reliable method for practical communication. For more immediate spiritual or personal “notification,” joik was used. Joiking another person’s personal melody functioned as a spiritual acknowledgment or a “call” intended to direct that person’s thoughts or attention toward the one joiking, thereby establishing a mental connection”