Sep 11 2023
Illustration by Steffen Aronsen, 8 Seasons Hotel.
The Sami have eight seasons:
Winter- Springwinter- Spring- Springsummer- Summer- Autumnsummer- Autumn- Autumnwinter.
Dálvi- Giđđadálvi- Giđđa- Giđđageassi- Geassi -Čakcageassi- Čakca- Čakcadálvi.
The Sami have different tasks in the different seasons. The reindeer-herding…
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May 16 2023
The Sami people are indigenous to the Arctic regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia. For centuries, their spiritual and cultural practices have been intertwined with their environment, which is often harsh and unforgiving. Central to Sami spirituality are the…
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Mar 4 2023
By Elin Kåven
Following the protests in Oslo this week on TV has been very painful for me. I have cried every time I have watched TV. The brave young people with their whole lives ahead of them. They must…
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Feb 25 2023
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Jan 30 2023
SAMI GODS, GODDESSESS AND MYTHICAL ENTITIES
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Nov 19 2022
By Elin Kåven
Every year I get asked about Sami Christmas traditions. People say it is really hard to find anything about this topic.
Here is why: It’s because the Sami Christmas traditions aren’t actually Sami traditions.
Christmas is a…
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Dec 1 2021
This is an interview from 1973 with Nils Jernsletten done by Dag Skogheim, a Norwegian researching about Sami culture and mythologi. This text is transcribed directly from the interview and freely translated to English, and may not be 100% accurate…
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Sep 12 2021
by Jungle Svonni
That we Sámis, my ancestors used to hunt bears with spear back in the old times is a quite well known fact in the Nordic countries. That we had a kind of bear cult. But that we…
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Jan 30 2021
By Jungle Svonni. Photo by Dylan Shaw..
When I was 11 years old my dream since many years came true. I got to go to Greenland! Including the northernmost village in the world! Something that I had been praying for…
Jan 2 2021
When people ask us about the Sami Christmas, again we say that there is not one easy short answer to this question.
Again, because of Christianization and colonization.
But to make a super-easy indication of what we are confronted with…
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Dec 23 2020
Elin made some playlist with Sami music. Follow to get updates. With this we wish you a happy holiday!
Buorit Juovllat!
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Jun 18 2019
There are quite a few videos about the Sami people on YouTube. Here are some of the ones we think are are great footage.
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