Proudly promoting Sami culture – Of course I’m promoting Sami culture, says Rasmus Johan Eira from Karasjok. I have experienced that many have not heard of the Sami people, and many think I am from Asia. This gives me a… Read More ›
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Pastor: The Sami Flag is Ugly and Full of Occult Symbols
- I am a Sami (Editors note: Norway’s indigenous people) and proud of it, but our flag gives me no pleasure. It is aesthetically ugly and filled with an occult message that I absolutely can’t relate to. A Christian cross… Read More ›
February 6 – The Sami National Day
‘Lihkku beivviin’ is Sami and means happy birthday, and today the Sami people celebrates their National Day. On February 6th1917, the first Sami congress was held, and for the first time in history the Northern and Southern Sami were gathered… Read More ›
Norwegian Artist Mari Boine – ‘Hear the Voices of the Foremothers’
Mari Boine represents one of the strongest personalities within Norwegian music. She has become one of Norway’s favorite artists since her break-through album, ‘Gula Gula / Hear the Voices of the Foremothers’ in 1989. Her songs are rooted in her… Read More ›
The Sami People
The Sami people, also spelled Sámi or Saami, are the indigenous people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi, which today encompasses parts of far northern Sweden, Norway, Finland, the Kola Peninsula of Russia, and the border area between south and… Read More ›