The Big List of Resources
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We wanted to create an extensive list of resources to learn about the Sami and Sami culture, so here it is!
GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATIONS
Gaaltije, Southern Sami Cultural Center
Joint Sámi Societies in Sweden
The Swedish Sami National Association
Sweden's Sami villages (with map)
Sami Cultural Center of North America
RESEARCH
Arctic Center, Umeå University
Department of Archeology & Ancient History, Uppsala University
Department of Modern Languages / Finnish-Ugric, Uppsala University
Swedish Agricultural University
Vaartoe - Center for Sami Research, Umeå University (CeSam)
ARCHIVES
Carolina Rediviva, Uppsala University Library, including Nils-Erik Hansegård's collection
Digital Access to the Sámi Heritage Archives
Digital Archive Sources and Literature Tips
National Archives / Härnösand (Documents before June 30, 1971)
BIOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS
Archive of the Biological Institute at Carolina Rediviva, Uppsala University Library
Museum Gustavianum's historical collections
WORLD HERITAGE SITES
Laponia, Sweden
DUODJI & DAIDDA
Sámi Duodji Foundation, Sweden
Sámi Sculpture Park, Sweden
THEATER
Giron Sámi Teáhter / Sami Theater, Sweden
FESTIVALS & GATHERINGS
Jokkmokk Winter Market, Sweden
Márkomeannu, Gállogieddi, Norway
Riddu Riđđu, Olmmáivággi (Manndalen), Norway
Sámi Grand Prix, Kautokeino, Norway
Sámi Easter Week, Trømso, Kautokeino, Karasjok, Norway
Sámi Music Week, Tana, Norway
Skabmagovat - Indigenous Peoples' Film Festival, Inari, Finland
LANGUAGE
Memrise: Lule, Ume, North Sámi Lessons
Martindales: Dictionaries, Lessons, Language Resources
Sami Parliament's digital dictionary and dictionary app
POETRY
Nils-Aslak Valkeapää: Indigenous Voice and Multimedia Artist
HISTORY
An Account of the Sámi (Muitalus Samiid birra)
BOOKS
Liberating Sápmi: Indigenous Resistance in Europe’s Far North
Sámi Media and Indigenous Agency in the Arctic North
Sacred to the Touch: Nordic and Baltic Religious Wood Carving
E-book about Sámi life in modern Sweden, jointly produced by the Sámi Parliament and the Swedish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Affairs (pdf)
JOURNALS
Daerpies Dierie (South Sami), Sweden
Nuorat, Sweden
Samefolket, Sweden
Báiki International Sámi Journal, USA
RADIO & TV
MUSEUMS
Ájtte, Sweden
Árran, Norway
Davvi álbmogiid dálážiid museums / Contemporary Museum of Northern People, Norway
Deanu / Tana Museum, Norway
Gállogieddi Open-air Sámi Museum, Norway
Härjedalen Mountain Museum, Sweden
Jamtli, Sweden
Nordiska, Sweden
Norrbottens Museum, Sweden
RiddoDuottarMuseat, Norway
Siida, Finland
Silver Museum, Sweden
Tromso Museum, Norway
Várjjat Sámi Museums / Varanger Sami Museum, Norway
Västerbotten Museum, Sweden
Västernorrland Museum (formerly Murberget), Sweden
East Sami Museum, Norway
