Post #1980511
2023-02-06 07:05 UTC
Today is the national day of the Sámi people, who mostly live across what is now Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. This day commemorates the first cross-border congress of Norwegian and Swedish Sámi, in 1917.
In Sweden the language is spoken by about 20,000 people, but far more have Sámi heritage, as a result of racism and assimilation policies. #sami #indigenous https://www.su.se/department-of-swedish-language-and-multilingualism/news/s%C3%A1mi-national-day-on-6-february-s%C3%A1mi-is-one-of-sweden-s-five-national-minority-languages-1.595512
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@joannaholman@aus.social 2023-02-06 10:32
@Loukas I really love Norwegian pop band KEiiNO who sing in a mix of English, Northern Sami and Norwegian as well as incomporating Sami musical styles into their songs https://youtu.be/__Yt5uEoIMQ
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@joeygibson@hachyderm.io 2023-02-06 13:30
@Loukas I had never heard of the Sámi people until I discovered a musician named Wimme, back in the late 90s. He mixes traditional Sámi joiking with electronic music. He makes some good music, and I ended up learning about his people in the process.