Máhtut – Sámi Knowledge and Practises in the ERA of the Green Transition
This week we had our first meeting with partners in the Máhtut project in Manndalen. DÁG will contribute Sea Sami food traditions to this cross-border project, which, among other things, has food knowledge and food sovereignty as its focus.
The gathering in Manndalen this week focused on Sea Sami food expertise, and resources found in the local community. A visit to Vatnegården to Katarina Niva and Dag Runar Voldvik was part of the programme. They run both dairy cows and sheep and have several other animals on their farm, and are skilled communicators of local food production.
MÁHTUT – Sámi Knowledge and Practices in the ERA of the Green Transition aims to promote and preserve traditional Sami livelihood skills, knowledge and practices in Sami communities in various parts of Sápmi. It is a three-year project financed by Interreg Aurora’s Sápmi programme.
The project’s main collaboration partner (EU) is the University of Lapland. The other partners are Sámi oahpahusguovddáš (Anár), Várdduo, Center for Sámi research at (Umeå University) and Norway’s Arctic University Museum (Tromsø). The Center for Northern People is one of several Sami partners in the project.
Photo: Visit to Vatnegården in Manndalen.
Photographer: Henrik Olsen
Read more about the Máhtut project here: mahtutproject.com