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Hello! I am so sorry if this is not the place to bring this up, but I am an American who is curious about reconnecting. I have found out that my great grandfather’s family was south saami from the Stjørdal area. I unfortunately do not have any living relatives left in that area, nor do I have any here in the US who have a connection to the culture (assimilation kind of ruined that). Does anyone have any advice on how to learn the South Sámi language, joik, and possibly looking into gapta(though I understand this may not be possible as to my knowledge it is usually made by family members and passes down family history). Thank you:)

Bures!

Definitely not the wrong place to ask, but I’m afraid I might not be super helpful. This is what I managed to find.

There are some online resources for learning South Sámi:

uTalk, which seems to offer a course in South Sámi for English speakers, but you have to pay a subscription fee.

Govlelgem is an online resource that with sound recordings and exercises (that are linked to a course book with the same name, so I’m not sure if the book is required?). It’s in Swedish, though.

Sámediggi has an online dictionary where you can translate between South Sámi and Swedish.

As for gapta, I feel like a good starting point is following @samekofter on instagram. They post a bunch of pictures of different traditional Sámi clothing and they always write which area they originate from. I feel like it might give you a sense of what a South Sámi gapta looks like “in general”. When it comes to family specific details, it’s definitely harder to find unless you have living relatives who know or old photographs to examine.

As for joik, I found this website: The Way of the Yoik. They seem to have three different courses on joiking and one of them is free, so that might be a good start.

If anyone has any good tips on South Sámi resources, feel free to reply!

#reblogging for the added info! giitu!

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Happy National Sámi day :)

Lihkku sámi álbmotbeivviin! ❤️💚💛💙

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Happy Sami national day!

Lihkku sámi álbmotbeivviin! ❤️💚💛💙

#talvatis replies #anonymous #didn't get to celebrate much unfortunately #since I spent the entire day in a car going back home after the jokkmokk winter market #(for those who don't know - the sami national day is on february 6th)

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Hello! I am so sorry if this is not the place to bring this up, but I am an American who is curious about reconnecting. I have found out that my great grandfather’s family was south saami from the Stjørdal area. I unfortunately do not have any living relatives left in that area, nor do I have any here in the US who have a connection to the culture (assimilation kind of ruined that). Does anyone have any advice on how to learn the South Sámi language, joik, and possibly looking into gapta(though I understand this may not be possible as to my knowledge it is usually made by family members and passes down family history). Thank you:)

Bures!

Definitely not the wrong place to ask, but I’m afraid I might not be super helpful. This is what I managed to find.

There are some online resources for learning South Sámi:

uTalk, which seems to offer a course in South Sámi for English speakers, but you have to pay a subscription fee.

Govlelgem is an online resource that with sound recordings and exercises (that are linked to a course book with the same name, so I’m not sure if the book is required?). It’s in Swedish, though.

Sámediggi has an online dictionary where you can translate between South Sámi and Swedish.

As for gapta, I feel like a good starting point is following @samekofter on instagram. They post a bunch of pictures of different traditional Sámi clothing and they always write which area they originate from. I feel like it might give you a sense of what a South Sámi gapta looks like “in general”. When it comes to family specific details, it’s definitely harder to find unless you have living relatives who know or old photographs to examine.

As for joik, I found this website: The Way of the Yoik. They seem to have three different courses on joiking and one of them is free, so that might be a good start.

If anyone has any good tips on South Sámi resources, feel free to reply!

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Buorre ođđa jahki! I hope you are doing well :)

Buorre ođđa jahki! ❤ 

Giitu, I’m doing well! I’ve been busy with real life and I haven’t been able to keep updating this blog, sadly. :( I hope you’re having a good 2023 so far!

#I joined a local sámi association #and I might be doing some informative talks/lectures on Sámi culture in the future #since they are in need of more speakers #other than that I'm busy with school as usual #and I'm currently working on a gákti for my brother that I want to finish in time for the jokkmokk winter market in february #so that's a bit of on update on what I'm up to! #prototyp013 #talvatis replies

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Idk if you can give advice but man I was disowned by my family for being trans and I'm so confused what to do. Like am I still Sámi. What am I supposed to do about my gábdde if my family doesn't want me to wear it anymore. Don't have to answer this. I dont have anyone to talk about it with and idk why I'm sharing it 😭

I’m so sorry this happened to you and I hope your situation has improved since you wrote this to me.

The way I see it, your family cannot erase your Sámi identity by disowning you. Sámi identity is something you carry within yourself. It’s not like a club membership that your family can revoke.

I encourage you to still wear your gábdde if you wish to. Your gábdde doesn’t just represent your current family, but the generations of family that came before you. It belongs just as much to you as to the rest of your family and they cannot forbid you from wearing it.

On a side note: traditional Sámi clothing is always evolving. If you feel like you can’t wear gábdde because it doesn’t match you gender identity, you might find comfort in knowing that gender neutral and lgbtq+ friendly gábdde are becoming a thing. I hope you don’t feel like you can’t wear gábdde because it doesn’t properly reflect who you are.

I wish I could give you a hug, anon. I hope you’re okay. ❤

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Can you pet the reindeer in Skabma - Snowfall? Yes! 🦌

#skabma #skabma snowfall #games #reblog #always take my time to pet every single one lol

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Hi! I'm in this newly founded discord server for nordic people and wanted to invite you, so if you're interested (or any other nordic people are) welcome! discord(.)gg/GDwqxqG7JX

Sweet, thank you! ❤

#although tbh I'm one of those ppl that have no idea how discord works so... 🙈 #tulie #talvatis replies

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Mátjuk & Tjubuk

These hats are worn by lule Sámi people of the old Gällivare area tradition. It’s called the “old” Gällivare because its gábdde used to be worn by Sámi people in the Gällivare area, but somewhere around the turn of the century, between the 1800s and 1900s, it almost completely fell out of use. Instead, the Jukkasjärvi gákti took over. Jukkasjärvi Sámi moved in from the north and as people of the different area traditions married, the Jukkasjärvi gákti became more commonly used. In modern times, the old Gällivare gábdde has made a comeback as more and more Sámi reclaim it.

The mátjuk is worn by women. The name of the hat comes from a Sámi word for fold/bend. While it may look simple, the pattern construction is actually quite special and tricky (according to duodji master, Anna-Stina Svakko).

The tjubuk is worn by men. I haven’t been able to find a lot of information about or pictures of this hat, but from the pictures above you can see that it holds some resemblance to hats of other area traditions. The shape is reminiscent of the lule Sámi hats of Jokkmokk, while the red decorations resemble those of the north Sámi čuipi. Rather than a tassel at the top, like north Sámi hats have, the tjubuk has what looks like wool fabric rolled into a knob, which can also be found on other lule Sámi hats.

Photo sources: 1-2: Astu Design 3: Anna-Stina Svakko @astu.design 4: Lisa Kejonen Pauker @1kej 5: UNIMUS (via Pinterest) 6-7: Ájtte Museum 8: Kringla

#matjuk #tjubuk #gällivare #lule sami #sami hats #sami #saami #sapmi #indigenous #talvatis posts

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December centaur: saami!

[image ID: digital illustration of a saami centaur. she is part reindeer and is wearing a kautokeino style gákti. she is looking excited and holding her hat as she bounds through snow.]

i know it would have been more appropriate if she had been the february centaur, as February 6th is the saami national day, but i love her and wanted her to have a full 31 days to shine!

#art #reblog #very cute!

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Risten Inga Eira @briedesign

#risten inga eira #briedesign #art #digital art #sami art #indigenous art #reindeer #sami #saami #sapmi #indigenous #talvatis posts

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Sarita Kämäräinen @saritannika

#sarita kämäräinen #saritannika #sami #saami #sapmi #indigenous #talvatis posts

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Instaliidni! Sámi wool shawl with Instagram colors, made by Irina Saijets @irina.saijets.

#irina saijets #irina.saijets #ulloliidni #wool shawl #duodji #sami duodji #sami #saami #sapmi #indigenous #talvatis posts

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@sxdxnxrt

#sxdxnxrt #art #digital art #sami art #indigenous art #sami #saami #sapmi #indigenous #talvatis posts

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Sáivu

This is an upcoming Sámi-inspired game being developed by @daidda.stallu, @vaporclaws and some of their classmates for their bachelor project. It is still in progress but planned for release by the end of May. It will be free to download and play! The game’s soundtrack is produced by @official_savza and will be released on Spotify.

#saivu #daidda.stallu #vaporclaws #official_savza #games #sami #saami #sapmi #indigenous #talvatis posts

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Ánne Kátjá Gaup @annekatjaa

#anne katja gaup #annekatjaa #reindeer #photography #sami #saami #sapmi #indigenous #talvatis posts

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Risten Inga Eira @briedesign

#risten inga eira #briedesign #art #digital art #sami art #indigenous art #sami #saami #sapmi #indigenous #reindeer #talvatis posts