BIEGGAOLMMÁI – THE WIND GOD
In the illustrations of Bieggaolmmái he has two shovels, or a showel and a club, that he shuffels the wind in and out with. Bieggaommái was important because he could.
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WHY DO THE SAMI CELEBRATE 17TH OF MAY?
By Elin Kåven Every year around 17 May, the same thing comes up: Criticism of Sami people who celebrate the day. Many Norwegians believe that Sami should not dress in.
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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
by Elin Kåven Often we get questions about what Sami book recommendations we can share for learning about the Sami culture. While there are tons of books about Sami people.
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THE GREAT CARIBOU OR REINDEER
by guestblogger Tim Yearington A story about the Great Caribou or reindeer of the Sami culture Thousands of years ago our ancestors had a natural curiosity for the brilliant stars.
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THE STARRY SKY IN SÁPMI
In the Sami tradition, the starry sky in Sápmi is a cosmic hunting scene. With a life in close contact with nature and a long winter/polar night. The Sami have.
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A SÁMI DRUM MAKER
Written by guest blogger, postdoctoral researcher Francis Joy. Visit his webpage for his shamanic treatments. Read it in the PDF viewer. Enjoy! More from Francis Joy: Also read:
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PRIVATE SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
Many of you have noticed the lack of information about the practices of Sami spirituality. One of the reasons for that is of course the colonization process where everything Sami.
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SAMI AI TOOLS
By Elin Kåven SAMI ORACLE IN CHATGPT Rune Fjellheim, from the south of Sápmi, has made a Sami Oracle in Chat GPT (one of the Sami AI tools). This is.
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MEET A SAMI IN THE USA
This interview with a Sami in the USA is written by Ginger Mayorga. 1. Where are you from, and where do you live? I was born in Washington State, and.
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