Sound
of
sapmi
The joik is the cradle of sami storytelling. Through the melody storys about everyday sami living and expeditions through the centuries comes to life.
Many historical events are important markers in Sápmi and have shaped Sami culture into what it is today
Did you know that during the viking age, it was the Sami who built the strongest viking ships? Or, that the Sami were important partners during the first polar expeditions in the late 1800?
A large part of Sami culture is joik and hymn singing. From the first period of missionary work until today, hymn singing has been an important part of Sami culture and has played a key role in preserving the Sami language. These are just some of the stories we have in store, and we look forward to sharing them.
Sami culture
- the story way.
Sami and the vikings
Already in the Norse era, the Sámi lived across large parts of what is today Norway. Norwegians had great respect for the Sámi's knowledge of, among other things, production of goods, boat building, and weaving, and the Norse elite wanted the Sámi as allies.
Missionarys and hymns
The first Sami missionary was in the year 1389, a woman named Margaretha. Singing hymns became an important part of the missionary work early on. Several hundred years later, hymn singing took place in small chapels along the coast of northern Norway and in mountain area and became important part of preserving the Sami language during the period of Norwegianization that took place in the period 1850-1960
Sami on expeditions
Both Nansen, Amundsen, and Borchgrevink praised the Sami for their abilities to master the climatic and physical geographical conditions found in polar regions, as well as their good knowledge and skills in skiing.
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