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SHOWCASE: SAMI DREAMS { 25 images } Created 9 Apr 2018

The Sami, northern Europe's only indigenous people, dream dreams few other Norwegians understand. With shamanistic roots disrupted by nightmarish oppression, a present blessed by resiliency and growing political power, and a future confronted by climate change and lingering marginalization, these are the people, from poets to policiticians, whose dreams will carry them forward.
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  • Retired principal Edel Hætta Eriksen, oldest resident of Kautokeino at 97, fought for Sami language in public schools and was first Sami in Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav; Kautokeino, Norway.
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  • Junior high teacher Berit Karen Sokki Sabbasen with grandson, keeps the love and warmth of the extended Sami family burning in her modern home.
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  • Nils Peder A. Gaup, reindeer herdsman, landscape painter and gifted singer of traditional yoiks.
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  • Jon Tomas Gaup and Sara Mariell Anti, with one toe in the past, launch into the future with their new family.
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  • Aina Emilia Siri Bals, fifteen years old, sits in lavvu, or tipi, dreaming of a bright future, unfettered by her people's painful past.
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  • With a soaring career touring the world, Elle Marja Eira borrows from her Sami roots for songwriting and singing.
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  • Aili Keskitalo, president of Samediggi (the Sami parliament), leads her people with pride, determination and thoughtful awareness of past struggles and present challenges.
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  • Inga Ravna Eira, poet and president of the Sami Writers Association, writes of herding reindeer on the tundra as a child and of persecution in government boarding schools where the Sami language was banned.
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  • Kjell Magne Eira, reindeer herdsman, sits on his snowmobile with the massive antlers of one of last year's animals.
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  • Sara Marit A. Gaup Eira, translator and avid defender of Sami culture, holds dear her daughter and the Sami flags behind them.
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  • Kai Somby, heavy metal rocker, brought Sami roots into the contemporary music scene with "heavy yoik."
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  • Ann Solveig Nystad learned the art of Sami weaving and needlecraft from her grandmother. This man's belt took one week to weave in three separate strips.
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  • John Nystad, deputy mayor of Karasjok, fights for Sami land rights and conservation.
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  • Ronald Pulk, talk show host and reporter on state broadcasting's only Sami television station, thrives on the diverse stories of everyday Sami people.
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  • Heidi Sara, children's television host on state broadcasting's only Sami station, cuddles with baby reindeer mascot.
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  • Inga Marja Sarre, nationally renowned Sami actress who has studied with top method coaches in Los Angeles, relaxes after rehearsal at the Sami National Theater in Kautokeino.
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  • Mathis Eira, 16 years old, butchers meat from family reindeer herd in mother's kitchen. He is presently a full-time student in Reindeer School.
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  • Mats Steinfjell, last of the few Sami still fluent in the southern dialect, holds wooden spoon from great-great grandfather dated 1861.
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  • Inger Anna Gaup Gustad remembers a childhood with her family's reindeer herd on the snowy tundra in lavvus (tipis) and her gradual religious awakening.
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  • Mikkel Anders Kemi travels from Siberia to Canada for the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry. In the spring, he snowmobiles across the tundra to help his cousins with their herd.
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  • Kari Hermansen runs Norway's only daily Sami-language newspaper with a passion for preserving her people's language and heritage.
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  • Ten-year-old Ana Maria Eira, winner of the 2018 World Cup in junior class reindeer racing, is also the proud owner of Suiva, fastest animal in Norway and this year's senior class winner.
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  • Nils Mathis N. Vars fishes on his lake, Láhpojávri, as he has all his 75 years, with traditional birch stick and fishing line.
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  • Ole Mathis Olsen Kaino and his cousin feed their reindeer herd moss to keep them strong as they begin the spring migration from mountain to shore.
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  • As a member of Sami Parliament and a Sea Sami with deep roots along the wild northern coast, Silje Muotka makes her people's voices heard concerning climate change, marine pollution and indigenous rights.
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