Learning Objectives:

• Read and discuss  Inari Sámi Folklore: Stories from Aanaar by Tim Frandy

• Explore the history and main features of folklore with a Sámi context

 Inari Sámi Folklore: Stories from Aanaar (2020) by Tim Frandy

Main Text: 

 Inari Sámi Folklore: Stories from Aanaar (2020) by Tim Frandy

Questions to consider while reading:

1. What is literature? How do we classify a literary work?

2. How does Frandy define folklore? Why are folklore studies important?

3. How does the fact that this collection was originally oral tradition impact your reading of the material?

4. How is this work organized? Is the categorization useful?

5. What part(s) of the folklore collection stood out to you most and why?

Readings

Articles:

 "A brief history of Sámi literature" by Lill Tove Frederiksen

"Sharing Stories: A Brief Introduction to Sámi Literary History" by Mathilde Magga

Book: (Optional)

By the Fire: Sami Folktales and Legends by Barbara Sjoholm

The Sámi People: Traditions in Transitions by Veli-Pekka Lehtola (more historical background)

Media

• Ofelas / Pathfinder (1987) (Optional- first film all in North Sámi with Sámi actors, combines a lot of the Cudit stories

Slides