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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Historical facts and teachings.
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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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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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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YOIK CONNECTS YOU DEEPLY WITH SAMI CULTURE
FREE COURSE:“Significant things to know about yoik” Next time you hear a yoik on the radio, TV, Internet or live, you will have the fundamentals to be able to understand.
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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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