{"id":50953,"date":"2026-06-02T10:28:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/?p=50953"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:49:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:49:57","slug":"vil-ha-greneveven-pa-unescos-kulturarvliste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/vil-ha-greneveven-pa-unescos-kulturarvliste\/","title":{"rendered":"Wants the Grenfell Mission on the UNESCO World Heritage List"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nomination proposal for Practices related to the upright loom in S\u00e1pmi<\/em> submitted to the Directorate for Cultural Affairs. The aim of the nomination is to secure To become a mother<\/em> (greeniving) recognition and lasting protection, by being an intangible cultural heritage passed down through generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal is the first step towards a possible inscription on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weaving on the warp-weighted loom is one of the oldest forms of textile production, and in S\u00e1pmi it is used to weave traditional rat <\/em>(Sami branch knitting). The knowledge of branch knitting has survived in an unbroken line despite changing times and the effects of the Norwegianisation policy. Today, To become a mother<\/em> (Green weaving) in G\u00e1ivuotna municipality\/K\u00e5fjord a living cultural heritage. Where the women of Olmm\u00e1iv\u00e1ggi\/Manndalen have worked diligently to preserve and pass on the knowledge of rat <\/em>(S\u00e1mi handicraft). In 1966, the handicraft association\/immaterial heritage group was founded in Manndalen. Since then, the handicraft association has seen the importance of preserving S\u00e1mi traditions and knowledge, not just for the S\u00e1mi themselves, but as a part of the community's historical heritage. They decided to take control of their own cultural heritage and created their own guidelines to preserve it. As Mary Mikalsen Trollvik said in 1981, \u201cWe believed that this which our foremothers\u2014and some of our forefathers\u2014had striven and worked with through changing times, and had as a livelihood under difficult economic conditions, we had to try to preserve for the village for the future.\u201d (Digre, 1966:38)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Weaving on a vertical loom is part of our collective cultural heritage \u2013 in S\u00e1pmi and in Norway. Through the nomination, Manndalen Husflidslag and the nomination's working group, consisting of Davvi \u00c1lbmogiid Guovdd\u00e1\u0161 \/ Centre for Northern Peoples, Duodjeinstituhtta Troms, and Riddu Ri\u0111\u0111u festival, wish to highlight the work required to keep the tradition of vertical loom weaving alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upright loom weaving is an ancient craft that has been used across much of Europe. Today, remnants of upright looms are found in archaeological excavations, where loom weights bear witness to people having woven there in historical times. In our local communities, however, the tradition has lived on uninterrupted until today. The basis for the nomination proposal is not just the weaving itself, but also the tacit knowledge and cultural values associated with the entire process, from the raw materials to the branch chairs, sheep shearing, spinning, and the use of the branches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The working group's project leader Siri Mari Vitalis Larsen \/ Centre for Northern Peoples has been working on the nomination since the beginning of the year, and with Kjellaug Isaksen from Manndalen Handicraft Association \/ Olmmaiv\u00e1ggi Duodji Association sitting side by side with the paperwork. During the writing process, both Lisa Vangen \/ Museum Director, Centre for Northern Peoples and Eivind Falk \/ Head of Department, Norwegian Crafts Institute have been useful advisors and provided valuable input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abAt a time like this, when reconciliation is a hot-button political issue, it is important not to forget where reconciliation actually takes place: in small associations such as Olmmaiv\u00e1ggi duodjesearvi\/Manndalen husflidslag. Symbolically, the r\u00e1tnu speaks of home and resistance. It has provided shelter as a lavvu, it has been an economic resource for S\u00e1mi families, and today it conveys a shared S\u00e1mi history and identity through its very presence. Its materials are so durable that a r\u00e1tnu can be passed down through several generations. By submitting this nomination, we wish to recognise the value of this knowledge, so that we can work to ensure that future generations too can learn and carry on the practice.\u00bb<\/em> Siri Mari Vitalis Larsen, Project Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The way forward<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The proposal is now with the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, and their expert committee will carry out the professional assessment of the nomination. If the Directorate for Cultural Heritage considers that the nomination proposal should be put forward to UNESCO, the proposal will be sent to the Ministry of Culture and Equality for a final decision.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We hope our nomination will be well received and go all the way to UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Would you like to read more about \u00abpractices related to the warp-weighted loom in S\u00e1pmi\u00bb?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No https:\/\/www.immateriellkulturarv.no\/bidrag\/praksis-knyttet-til-oppstadveven-i-sapmi\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

UK English: https:\/\/www.immateriellkulturarv.no\/en\/bidrag\/practices-related-to-the-warp-weighted-loom-in-sapmi\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Press contact information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, interview appointments or further photo material, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project manager<\/strong>: Siri Mari Vitalis Larsen (Centre for Northern Peoples)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Info<\/strong>: +4790540995\/ Siri.Mari@nordligefolk.no<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representative for Manndalen Handicraft Association<\/strong> Kjellaug Isaksen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contact Info<\/strong>: +4747370934\/ kjellaug.isaksen@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Museum manager<\/strong>Lisa Vangen (Centre for Northern Peoples)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nominasjonsforslaget for Praksiser knyttet til oppstadveven i S\u00e1pmi er innsendt Kulturdirektoratet. M\u00e5let med nominasjonen er \u00e5 sikre r\u00e1tnu go\u0111\u0111in (greneveving) anerkjennelse og varig vern, ved \u00e5 v\u00e6re en immateriell kulturarv som har g\u00e5tt i arv gjennom generasjoner. Forslaget er f\u00f8rste steg mot en mulig innskriving p\u00e5 UNESCOs representative liste over menneskehetens immaterielle kulturarv. Veving p\u00e5… Continue reading Wants the Grenfell Mission on the UNESCO World Heritage List<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":50955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5,48,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-museum","category-nyheter","category-prosjekter","category-ukategorisert"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50953"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50953\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50969,"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50953\/revisions\/50969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senterfornordligefolk.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}