THE GOLDEN TIME AND HOW IT ENDED
The Golden Time is an old southern Sami tale retold by Kirsti Birkeland. When Jupmele, God, created the world, he made it good and beautiful in every way. The mountain.
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THE SAMI, PEOPLE OF THE EIGHT SEASONS
Illustration by Steffen Aronsen, 8 Seasons Hotel. The Sami have multiple seasons. The 8 seasons of the Sami people are: Winter- Springwinter- Spring- Springsummer- Summer- Autumnsummer- Autumn- Autumnwinter. Dálvi- Giđđadálvi-.
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SAMI SHAMANISM – A SHORT SUMMARY
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.
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FOVSEN-PROTESTS IN OSLO
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.
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CHRISTMAS IN SÁPMI
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.
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STÁLLO AT CHRISTMAS
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.
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WOLF HUNTING
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.
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SAMI CHRISTMAS?
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.
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JOTUNHEIMEN – HOME OF THE JOTNER
The area with the highest mountains of Scandinavia is named Jotunheimen and is located in southern Norway. Jotunheimen means: The home of the Jotner. Jotner is a word from the.
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