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The Sami of the Kola Peninsula Incidentally, this interpretation shows that not only the self-reporting but also its exegesis by the historian are constructions of meaning: "In the process of critical and interpretive understanding of meaning [...] the historian creates new meaning and co-creates the reality. "61 2.3 On conducting life history interviews Conducting an interview as a historian interested in life paths has nothing in com­ mon with what is understood by such an interview in a journalistic context. For this reason, we will briefly describe the key points that must be observed before and dur­ ing these conversations. A life history interview is structured as follows :62 1. The initial narrative prompt 2. The main narrative shaped autonomously by the interviewee 3. The narrative-generating post-questions a. Immanent post-narrative questions b. External post-narrative questions 4. Completing the interview 5. Noting the basic biographical data. Specifically, this means: 1. The main difference with a journalistic interview is that it is not the interviewer but the informant who 'leads'. For this the interviewee needs to be motivated to pro­ vide a narrative that is as free and detailed as possible. To achieve this, the follow­ ing points should be noted: - The interview should take place in a non-authoritarian, permissive, friendly at­ mosphere. This includes attention to details such as the seating arrangements: sitting diagonally to each other creates a more relaxed atmosphere than frontal 61 Haumann 2006, 51. 62 For detailed instructions here, see Rosenthal, 1995, 186-207 and Fischer-Rosenthal/ Rosenthal 1997, 140-147. Senterfor samiske studier, Skriftserie nr. 19 23