Well, it's kind of hard to explain but it's kind of like a big - I don't know how you would say it - kind of like a big paddle that you strap on to your boot.
The birch is almost as essential to traditional Sami life on the tundra as the reindeer — crucial for shelter, insulation, sleds, skis and snow-shoes, and for fuel.
They can be, but like a long time ago they used to have huge ones that were made out of like skins and stuff like that from seals but now they're pretty light.