Silbojock

Silbojock lies in the northern Scandinavian uplands associated with Pite Lappmark, where Sámi communities used lakes, rivers and seasonal grazing landscapes. Fishing, hunting and reindeer related livelihoods took different forms according to local conditions. Travel and exchange connected inland places with markets farther south and west. Knowledge of snow, water and animal movement allowed communities to use an environment whose short summers and long winters imposed strong seasonal rhythms.

After silver was found at Nasafjäll in 1634, a smelter was built at Silbojokk and began operating in 1636. Local Sámi people were recruited to transport ore, while other workers staffed the mine and smelter. A church served the settlement and the crown's missionary aims. In 1659 Norwegian troops attacked and burned the works and church; the smelter was not rebuilt there, although church activity continued.