tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228Fri, 23 Dec 2011 16:07:26 +0000literaturecalendarart and duodjiinternational indigenousgulahalan sami lessonsvideo roundupÁrran preview excerptsreindeersportssiidayoik and musiclanguagefeatured photosgáktifilmindigenous blogsVideosami webÁrran archive additionssamasta - lule sami lessonsmultimediagenealogySami culture and news bloghttp://arran2.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Arden Johnson)Blogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-8792330327426885454Sat, 26 Feb 2011 13:47:00 +00002011-02-26T10:00:07.536-06:00siidaart and duodjiOn February 4th, 2011 Swedish/Norwegian astronaut Christer Fugelsang presented a silver salt spoon to Ingrid Inga, President of the Swedish Sami Parliament. The silver spoon, made by Per Henrik Påve of Lannavaara, accompanied Christer on his August 6th, 2009 Discovery mission.Photo: Marie EnokssonSwedish Sami Parliament press release, 2/4/11 At a recent Sami-American get-together in French http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/9FYlSmKYp5g/spoons-with-reach.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)2http://arran2.blogspot.com/2011/02/spoons-with-reach.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-774437931101269017Sat, 19 Feb 2011 14:26:00 +00002011-02-19T09:09:19.657-06:00yoik and musicThomas Marainen is from Vuolit Sohpar (Nedre Soppero) on the Swedish side.He has published works of poetry and children's books, lyrics to over a hundred Sami popular songs, translated works of literature into Sami, and headed the Sami Writer's Association. He is an accomplished duojar (crafts maker) and duodji teacher. He has also become a skilled yoiker, and participated in the Sami Grand http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/T70vdVmoK0c/juoiganmatki-yoik-journey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2011/02/juoiganmatki-yoik-journey.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-3248446770113964445Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:26:00 +00002011-01-29T12:40:50.784-06:00Samer i amerikansk tjeneste (Sami in America's Employ) by Nils Evald Biti. Self published.Nils is a local historian in Deatnu/Tana. Now retired, he was a seaman for 20 years and a custodian in a local college. He is also a talented photographer and has on several occasions written for Árran. It was reported in Ságat that 85% of this material has never appeared in Norwegian before.From the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/rMT3NnJvMuA/sami-in-americas-employ-book-by-nils.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2011/01/sami-in-americas-employ-book-by-nils.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-4589582404778006000Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:18:00 +00002010-10-12T20:27:06.407-06:00siidaart and duodjiKurt has new art! This is a fun way to connect with Samiland.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/lVBlcFpm48Q/sami-spirit-calendar-rides-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Arden Johnson)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2010/10/sami-spirit-calendar-rides-again.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-5707865044851778130Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:21:00 +00002010-08-09T09:51:52.281-06:00L’image du Sápmi – Études comparées (Image of Sápmi - Comparative studies)Kajsa Andersson editor, Humanistica Oerebroensia. Artes et linguae 15 (Humanistic Studies at Örebro University 2009) While there are 18 articles in French and 10 in English, we will focus on one: "Seventeenth-Century Images of the True North, Lapland and the Sami" by Rune Blix Hagen, associate professor at The Departmenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/B93AV0Xt2VY/book-look-image-of-sapmi.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Arden Johnson)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2010/08/book-look-image-of-sapmi.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-8764020785763623940Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:49:00 +00002010-07-17T10:15:14.306-06:00 Looking for a lilac lavvu – conjuring pink elephants Dressed in a pink gákti of her own design, Anne Berit Anti had fun during the high energy weekend Midnightrock Festival in Leavnnja/Lakselv (along with 7,500 others). That was, until thieves struck right under the festival's nose, and her lavvu suddenly disappeared! "Saturday at nine o'clock it was gone – only the poles were left,” explains http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/7IJvgUoMFJY/case-for-sapmis-clouseau.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Arden Johnson)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2010/07/case-for-sapmis-clouseau.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-2799315317251156846Sun, 02 May 2010 16:00:00 +00002010-05-02T10:34:28.475-06:00Árran archive additionsFrom now on, Árran will be published in pdf files on the Internet. No further subscriptions will be necessary. Those of you who have paid in the last two years without receiving four issues, if you still would like to receive a paper copy of the latest issue, you may contact Árran.Here is issue 54/55, a double issue for 2009/2010. You will have to come back here after part one to access the linkshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/ceeJWyrnnfM/arran-now-published-digitally.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)1http://arran2.blogspot.com/2010/05/arran-now-published-digitally.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-693848173674575258Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:11:00 +00002010-02-14T10:43:38.477-06:00siidainternational indigenousFebruary 6th was Sami People's Day, here are just a few of the ways it was honored in different parts of the world, including the Minneapolis branch of the siida! The Guatemalan ambassador to Norway, on behalf of the Mayan people, and the Guatemalan government, formally acknowledged the day with this letter. The Google search engine home page often changes its logo to suit holidays, and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/Es1eo5YXqhI/sami-day-around-world.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2010/02/sami-day-around-world.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-3270305813611670085Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:27:00 +00002010-02-14T09:51:15.248-06:00Árran archive additionsNew in the archive! This is part two of an Árran exclusive of Anders' (Andy's) diary, so if you haven't seen it yet, read part one. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/HzJp1JYN-Pc/man-who-was-born-in-snow-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2010/02/man-who-was-born-in-snow-part-2.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-7266179473839024253Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:02:00 +00002010-01-31T13:13:06.398-06:00Most of the links in our library are pages published in English, but here are a couple of links in other languages. The first one is from the Norwegian public broadcasting, the second is a Norwegian language daily on Sami affairs, but is mostly local to its part of Finnmark. Google translate is a way to take a peek at what is going on with their web postings.http://www.nrk.no/samiradio/http://http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/ppWXAtS0IA4/google-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Arden Johnson)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2010/01/google-it.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-4938850020624897740Sat, 26 Dec 2009 03:40:00 +00002009-12-25T21:49:52.273-06:00siidaart and duodjiIntroducing an online retrospective of the art work of Sami American artist Solveig Arneng Johnson.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/6_t500UF7uY/gallery-of-paintings-by-solveig-arneng.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)1http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/12/gallery-of-paintings-by-solveig-arneng.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-4298684119720587507Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:11:00 +00002009-12-02T19:21:21.678-06:00Videointernational indigenousfilmThis link was sent to the siida by Eric Seaberg.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/KSKDe650IBo/another-point-of-view.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Arden Johnson)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/12/another-point-of-view.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-7631577295409232016Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:24:00 +00002009-11-21T20:43:07.912-06:00yoik and musicYoik is not entertainment per se. Each voice is an invitation to remember who we are as a people. One of the foremost spokespersons for bringing all our songs together as a producer is Bernt Mikkel Haglund, who is responsible for all the Sami Grand Prix CDs. Besides being our premier archivist and entrepreneur for new voices, he has, until now, not put out his own CD. Bernt Mikkel’s debut is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/eH8xCipQ8Ao/lapsang.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Arden Johnson)1http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/11/lapsang.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-6733392938825027671Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:13:00 +00002009-11-15T10:32:58.487-06:00yoik and musicvideo roundupDance the night awayPhoto by Sara Ellen Anna Eira. To left Samediggi president in Sweden SaraLarsson, to the right Samediggi president in Norway Egil Olli, dancing to DuolvaDuottar from Maze (see video). The occasion was the 20th anniversary of the Sami University College in Guovdageiadnu and the opening festivities for Diehtosiida "which houses the Sami University College as well a number of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/COst_z4MqBo/music-video-roundup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)1http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/11/music-video-roundup.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-4654495705119197429Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:26:00 +00002009-11-11T09:44:33.600-06:00yoik and musicSimon Issát is from Vuolit Sohpar (Nedre Soppero) on the Swedish side, and has came in second in the yoik category of the Sami Grand Prix in 2006 and 2007. On this CD he yoiks moose hunting with his dog, about mosquitoes, his brother and other subjects. All lyrics commentary and credits in English. Georg Buljo’s high production values and professional backup can be a little distracting to somehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/x8QvO-qwHbQ/simon-issat-marainen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Arden Johnson)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/11/simon-issat-marainen.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-6029549765058675884Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:51:00 +00002009-10-18T09:03:50.677-06:00FYI, Sami studies in the USSome of the SASS Sámi Studiescontingent at Monona TerraceConference Center: Tom DuBois,Mikael Svonni, Christina L.P.W.Johnson, Kari Synnøve Morset,Harald Gaski, Michael Maestri,Nils Gaup, Krister StoorAnd in particular check out this newsletterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/U3aWjbOBYRs/sami-studies-usa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/10/sami-studies-usa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-6915892726958133619Mon, 07 Sep 2009 15:15:00 +00002009-11-11T08:51:03.693-06:00art and duodjiCheck out this National Geographic page. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/ZlPIQ2mLuIY/discovering-sami-heritage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)6http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/09/discovering-sami-heritage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-1803522018407513523Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:19:00 +00002009-07-08T20:35:00.157-06:00international indigenoushttp://www.barentsindigenous.org/ New page in English on indigenous people in the Barents region. with special focus on the Sami on the Russian side. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/OqASbdqsLkY/barents-indigenous.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/07/barents-indigenous.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-5632904999756067781Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:36:00 +00002009-06-06T11:42:28.761-06:00yoik and musicAnnbjørg Hætta is responsible for two of the most anthemic Sami pop songs of all time, “Cumma” ("Kiss" witjh Dj Ante) – the 2003 Sami Grand Prix version is included on this CD), and “Mun darbabasan du” ("I need you" – original 2004 Sami Grand Prix version, is here, with a 2008 remix). Both songs were written by Bernt Mikkel Haglund who does most of the instrumentation as well, and is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/-6sGzeZLdNU/music-updates.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/06/music-updates.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-6278221526409535687Wed, 20 May 2009 23:44:00 +00002009-05-20T17:55:00.541-06:00Host: Sami Siida of North America Type: Education - Lecture Network: Norway Start Time: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 8:00am End Time: Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 11:00pm Location: Blegen Hall Street: 225 19th Ave S (West Bank) City/Town: Minneapolis, MN View MapGoogleMapQuestMicrosoftYahoo Phone: 6122205298 Email: freelance.global@gmail.com DescriptionNative American and Indigenous Studies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/C4KpEcJoBko/nais-indigenous-conference.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/05/nais-indigenous-conference.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-7912226331893472207Sun, 17 May 2009 18:02:00 +00002009-05-17T12:10:30.160-06:00(the following from Eric Seaberg)Dear Siida Members – Bures Boahtin! As a member of the North American Sami Siida and a long time resident of Madison – I would like to extend an invitation for you to attend a very special conference that is being held here in Madison, Wisconsin and is being sponsored by the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin. The occasionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/3pYmGBa4gUc/sass-conference-in-madison-this-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)1http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/04/sass-conference-in-madison-this-weekend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-3888733449574662621Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:37:00 +00002009-04-16T12:55:35.645-06:00siidafilmThe Kautokeino Rebellion, an Epic Film by Nils Gaup (This blog is contributed by Jennifer Wagner) It’s 1852 and times are tougher than ever in Sapmi. Elen (Anni-Kristiina Juuso), along with other Sami women in Kautokeino, Norway, is faced not only with the care of home and hearth, but also the bulk of the responsibility for her family’s reindeer herds, as her husband Mathis spends most of his http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/8uokWZRIrxI/guovdageaidnu-rebellion-film.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/04/guovdageaidnu-rebellion-film.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-8563720293605152409Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:29:00 +00002009-04-02T14:45:56.714-06:00VideoSuggested by Jennifer Wagner: With Diane Sawyer from Good Morning America: Salmon and reindeer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/_qaOjF3uFJ0/food-from-lappland-via-abc-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/04/food-from-lappland-via-abc-news.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16515228.post-4533868070851429027Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:14:00 +00002009-02-19T04:14:51.982-06:00yoik and musicsiidaÁrran archive additionsNew in Árran archive, a report on the visit of the Gaup family of yoikers at the United Tribes International Powwow in Bismarck, North Dakota.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/arranblog/~3/Mrisp-lRhnI/sami-yoik-artists-visit-nativesami.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Casey)0http://arran2.blogspot.com/2009/02/sami-yoik-artists-visit-nativesami.html