Today is the Sámi national day!
For those who don’t know, the Sámi people are an indigenous people whose land, Sápmi, have been settled and colonised by Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia (see map below).
Today marks the date for the 1st national gathering of Sámi in 1917.
For those who don’t know, the Sámi people are an indigenous people whose land, Sápmi, have been settled and colonised by Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Russia (see map below).
Today marks the date for the 1st national gathering of Sámi in 1917.
(Note on spelling: sometimes Sámi is spelled Saami or Sami in English, I’ve seen them all used by Sámi people themselves, so from what I gather they all work. Let me know if I’m mistaken!)
All of the countries who have colonised Sápmi have performed atrocities during said colonisation, and I encourage you to read up on it. Some resources:
https://www.saamicouncil.net/en/home
http://www.samer.se (this page is in Swedish but you can use a translation feature that works ok!)
https://www.saamicouncil.net/en/home
http://www.samer.se (this page is in Swedish but you can use a translation feature that works ok!)
This history of colonialism is far from over though, it’s still ongoing. One aspect of that is that the Sámi still lack rights to their land, water, and resources.
The screenshots below are from this document: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5dfb35a66f00d54ab0729b75/t/5e722293aee185235a084d70/1584538266490/TRÅANTE_DECLARATION_english.pdf
The screenshots below are from this document: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5dfb35a66f00d54ab0729b75/t/5e722293aee185235a084d70/1584538266490/TRÅANTE_DECLARATION_english.pdf
Just recently, the Swedish forest industry attempted to cut down forests in Sápmi in a way which would’ve been detrimental to the Sámi.
Read more here for instance and find out how to support Sámi people!
http://arvasfoundation.com/#!/luokta-mavas-vs-sveaskog/
Read more here for instance and find out how to support Sámi people!
http://arvasfoundation.com/#!/luokta-mavas-vs-sveaskog/
Some more Sámi people and/or activists to follow and whose work you should support:
https://instagram.com/timimiemarak?igshid=ybq1wqs74wdr
https://instagram.com/sapmipride?igshid=ll3w4ox7eg8i
https://instagram.com/sofiajannok?igshid=10xu1id3cqwrf
https://instagram.com/eoghansandberg?igshid=19k49ot6k9h82
https://instagram.com/timimiemarak?igshid=ybq1wqs74wdr
https://instagram.com/sapmipride?igshid=ll3w4ox7eg8i
https://instagram.com/sofiajannok?igshid=10xu1id3cqwrf
https://instagram.com/eoghansandberg?igshid=19k49ot6k9h82
Also this IG is amazing: https://instagram.com/saamiresiliencememes?igshid=10ynbydcflz6c
Might add on to this thread later but to sum up:
Today is the Sámi national day! You should spend some of it learning more about Sámi history and the colonisation being done historically and today.
Today is the Sámi national day! You should spend some of it learning more about Sámi history and the colonisation being done historically and today.
More people to follow! These people don’t usually post in English, but IG’s translation feature usually works okay. https://instagram.com/ina.omma?igshid=1p552v469qb7p
https://instagram.com/mittsapmi?igshid=17ffevdd0m3ee
https://instagram.com/samiduodji?igshid=vomigqiwclcf
Their website, in Swedish and English: https://www.sameslojdstiftelsen.com/eng/
https://instagram.com/mittsapmi?igshid=17ffevdd0m3ee
https://instagram.com/samiduodji?igshid=vomigqiwclcf
Their website, in Swedish and English: https://www.sameslojdstiftelsen.com/eng/
Also:
https://instagram.com/livaira?igshid=1uelpmewrqne4
https://instagram.com/lejonhjerta?igshid=3fm6v4d4kgak
https://instagram.com/liisaravna?igshid=1iy205mrn19nz
https://instagram.com/elin_anna?igshid=1slygh4wno2bp
https://instagram.com/livaira?igshid=1uelpmewrqne4
https://instagram.com/lejonhjerta?igshid=3fm6v4d4kgak
https://instagram.com/liisaravna?igshid=1iy205mrn19nz
https://instagram.com/elin_anna?igshid=1slygh4wno2bp
This thread got way more traction than I expected, so I hope those who have retweeted or liked makes sure to also check out and support actual Sámi people and activists!!
I shared some such above but you can obviously find even more for yourself.
I shared some such above but you can obviously find even more for yourself.