Welcome to Sami Week in Olmmáivággi! Riddu Riđđu Festivála, the Centre for Northern Peoples, the Sami Library Service and Giellasiida - Sami Language Centre invite you to an eventful day of activities for young and old.
Week 5:
Kåfjord library by Bokbussen: bilingual tour for 1st grade and some kindergartens in all municipalities in Nord-Troms.
FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY
We're kicking off Sami Week by showing two brand new films. We're incredibly excited to be able to show the film “Ellos eatnu - La elva leve” on the opening day. The film is about one of the most important events in Sami and Norwegian history. Thorbjørn Egner's beloved tale of Cardamom Town is a brand new animated film for the whole family. Meet the three robbers, Aunt Sofie and Chief Constable Bastian in this energetic and colourful film, and hear all the familiar songs in a new guise. And best of all, everyone speaks Sami!
17:00 Film: Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by- Sami version/Norwegian text. Allowed for everyone
19:00 Norwegian premiere: Ellos eatnu - La elva leve. 12 years age limit. Sold out!
Read more about the films and buy tickets here.
22:00 Quiz at Davás.
MONDAY 06 FEBRUARY
10:00 Flag hoisting
11:00 Storytelling with Beaska Niilas and film. This is for secondary school pupils in Kåfjord municipality.
14:00 The café opens. Sale of bidus, rognbollesuppe, coffee and cakes.
17:00 Speech of the day by Beaska Niillas, Parliamentary Leader and Deputy Chair of NSR.
17:30 Exhibition opening: Decolonisation and revitalisation in Sápmi. Ola Røe photographs 1979-2019.
About the exhibition:
The exhibition Documentation: revitalisation and decolonisation in Sápmi. Ola Røe's photographs 1979-2019, deals with the contemporary history of Sápmi. This is a documentation of the cultural-political development in Sámi communities, which started with the Alta struggle in the 1970s and resulted in the strengthening of the Sámi people's status as a people. This also marked the beginning of decolonisation in Sámi communities, which continues today.
The project is a collaboration between photographer Ola Røe, who has played a key role in documenting this important period in contemporary Sámi history, anthropologist and cultural producer Jorunn Eikjok, who has been active in Sámi cultural development, and Davvi álbmogiid guovddáš/ Centre for Northern Peoples.
The exhibition is supported by: Norwegian Culture Fund, Fritt ord and Troms and Finnmark County Council.
Read more about the exhibition here.
18:30 Performance: Vástádus eana - The answer is land.
Please note that the first ten minutes of the performance takes place outdoors and that it is important to bring warm clothes.
NB! The performance is sold out, but it will be possible to sign up for a waiting list for tickets that are not used. If you would like to be on the waiting list, please turn up in person and register your interest in advance of the performance.
Read more about the show here.
Celebration of the Sami National Day at Kåfjord Town Hall: programme here.
Tuesday 7 February
10-15:00 Open exhibition: Decolonisation and revitalisation in Sápmi. Ola Røe photographs 1979-2019.
10:00 Programme for pupils in grades 1-7, Kåfjord municipality.
Wednesday 8 February
10-15:00 Open exhibition: Decolonisation and revitalisation in Sápmi. Ola Røe photographs 1979-2019.
11:00 All children in kindergartens in Kåfjord municipality.
19:00 Theatre performance with the Sami National Theatre Beaivváš “And then the dog can come” by Jon Fosse.
Read more about the show here.
Buy a ticket here.
Thursday 9 February
10-15:00 Open exhibition: Decolonisation and revitalisation in Sápmi. Ola Røe photographs 1979-2019.
18:00 Webinar: Boarding school life - the unique history of boarding schools in Finnmark. Lecture by Ingjerd Tjelle.
On Thursday 9 February at 18:00, Ingjerd Tjelle will give a lecture on the unique history of boarding schools in Finnmark, based on her own book “Internatliv” (2022) at Sør-Varanger Library. The lecture will be streamed to the library in Manndalen.
In the far north of Norway, there are stories of childhood and schooling that are completely different from the rest of the country. Stories of schoolchildren who were separated from their homes and parents, and who were denied the right to speak their language. It's about loss and shame, but also about a rapidly improving school system.
Nowhere else in Europe were so many boarding schools built over such a short period of time as in Finnmark. Some of the reasons for this were the desire to Norwegianise the Sami, Kven and Finnish children in Finnmark, to build the nation of Norway, and to mark Norwegian sovereignty in the border areas with Finland and Russia.
Journalist, author and communicator Ingjerd Tjelle has done a thorough and comprehensive job of documenting various aspects of this important part of Finnmark's history. The book provides a broad picture of life at the boarding schools and the background to why the boarding schools were built.
Changes to the programme may occur.
Organisers of Sami Week 2023: Riddu Riđđu, Davvi álbmogiid guovddáš / Centre for Northern Peoples, Giellasiida - Sami Language Centre and Sami library service.