Learning Objectives:

• Explore contemorary Sámi literature 

• Read and discuss Sámi joik texts and poetry- understand similarities and differences

• Explore Indigenous ontology through art

Main Readings

Under the Midnight Sun: From Sámi Joik Texts to Poetry

Main Reading:

• Gaski, Harald. In the Shadow of the Midnight Sun: Contemporary Sami Prose and Poetry. Davvi Girji, 1996. ISBN: ‎8273743098. [Sections of publication provided by instructor, no need to purchase book unless you would like to]

• Skåden, Sigbjørn. The Dark Blue Winter Overcoat and Other Stories from the North. 2018. Pushkin Press. [Sections of publication provided by instructor, no need to purchase book unless you would like to]

Questions to Consider While Reading:

-What is Sámi joik? How does it act as both an art form and a way of transmitting knowledge?

-How is Indigenous knowledge and culture expressed in Sámi texts? What is the role of colonialism?

-What makes Sámi writing Sámi?

-Hoes does Sámi culture influence contemporary Sámi prose and poetry?

"Notes from a Backwoods Saami Core" by Sigbjørn Skåden 

Falk and Jenny by Matti Isachsen Aikio

Additional Materials

Articles:

"From the Mountaintops to Writing: Traditional Knowkdge and Colonial Forms in Turi's Hybrid Text" by Troy Storfjell

"The Same Nature as the Reindeer: Johan Turi's Portrayal of Sámi Knowledge" by Thomas A. DuBois 

Media:

Sami reindeer herder tells a story about her life in the tundra | Visit Norway

Who Are The Sami?

Five Sami Joik Songs from Karasjok, Norway (1954)

Ande Somby in Oslo at Trollkrem Import.mp4

Ande Somby- Moskito Yoik

YouTube Videos:

The wind is blowing through my heart (ENG subs, about Nils-Aslak Valkeapää)

Sigbjørn Skåden - Notes From a Backwoods Sámi Core (N. Sámi) | International Mother Language Day

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