JOIK or YOIK : Originally, joik referred to only one of several Sami singing styles, but in English the word is often used to refer to all types of traditional Sami vocals.

• LUOHTI, JUOIGGUS – Northern Sami

• VUELIE…

In a previous blog post; ” Bieggaolmmái – An interesting train ride” I spoke about the idea to go to the Amazon to fill in the blancs of sami culture. To learn the part of my own culture that…

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The most outstanding symbol of the Sami shaman may very well be his drum. Every drum is different, ideally crafted specifically for its owner, and typically by the owner. Each drum has its own…

The lávvu/ lávvo is a traditional sami dwelling. It is also used around the globe throughout Russia and North America. You could call it a Sami tipi.

The lávvu, goahti and dárfegoahti (peat hut) are the original traditional sami…

This week I am on a mini-tour with the dance and video performance “Arv/Heritage” produced by Stina Rávdná Lorås. This performance contains stories Stinas grandmother Agnethe Nikoline Margrethe Lorås Hansen has told the last six years. The topics in this…

We see clearly that the generation that is growing up now has a whole new pride and impetus to be Sami, which their parents and grandparents did not have the opportunity to show.

When asked what is changed for the…

The banners say « Save the fjords». But who really need saving are the people… 

The Norwegian government just made the decision to open a copper mine in Repparfjorden, in northern Sápmi.

This is the most environmentally damaging project in…

Why learn about sami culture if you are not Sami?

Once when we mentioned something about the Sami culture, an aquientance openly stated that he didnt like culture. 

His reason for not liking culture in general was that a large…

Since I was a kid I had a dream to go to Mongolia and Siberia, to get to know the nature there, meet the shamans and ride on reindeers (they are bigger there). Finally the opportunity came, a few years…

The lyrics to the Sami Anthem is the poem Sámi soga lávlla written by Isak Saba. He was a Norwegian school teacher and a researcher of Sami folklore and politics from Unjárga, Norway. The poem was first published on…