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A WRITING HAND REACHES FURTHER ”Čálli Giehta Ollá Guhkás” Recommendations for the Improvement of the Sámi Literary Field A Writing Hand Reaches Further Further Hand Reaches A Writing – ”Čálli giehta ollá guhkás” ollá giehta – ”Čálli A WRITING HAND REACHES FURTHER ”Čálli giehta ollá guhkás” Recommendations for the improvement of the Sámi literary field Author Johanna Domokos Contributors Päivi Alanen, Lill Tove Fredriksen, Harald Gaski, David Kroik, Petter Morottaja, Irene Piippola, Michael Rießler, Sigbjørn Skåden and Joshua Wilbur ISBN: 978-952-6677-42-2 Publisher: Culture for All Service/ Yhdenvertaisen kulttuurin puolesta ry Author: Johanna Domokos Contributors: Päivi Alanen, Lill Tove Fredriksen, Harald Gaski, David Kroik, Petter Morottaja, Irene Piippola, Michael Rießler, Sigbjørn Skåden and Joshua Wilbur English-language editing: Susan Heiskanen Editorial team: Johanna Domokos, Outi Korhonen, Christine Langinauer & Rita Paqvalén © Culture for All Service and writers Cover illustration: Outi Korhonen Layout: Advertising agency Hurraa Printing: Grano 2018 ISSN: 2341-913X. ISBN: 978-952-6677-42-2 Contents Preface PART I: Report on the situation of Sámi literary field in the Nordic countries Johanna Domokos 1. SÁMI GIRJJÁLAŠVUOHTA / SÁMI LITERATURE AND CULTURAL VITALITY ...............................8 General premises ...............................................................................................................................................................................8 Results from the recent decades .............................................................................................................................................8 Historical overview ..........................................................................................................................................................................9 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 2. ABOUT THE REPORT ....................................................................................................................................11 Present situation of the Sámi literary field ...................................................................................................................... 11 Clarification of terminology ..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Aim of the present report ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Thesis...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Preparing of the report ............................................................................................................................................................... 12 Conducting the survey ............................................................................................................................................................... 13 Evaluation of the responses ..................................................................................................................................................... 13 The structure of the report ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 3. THE FIVE MAJOR DOMAINS OF THE SÁMI LITER ARY FIELD AND THEIR LATEST TRANSFORMATIONS .......................................................................................................................................14 Writing ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Publication .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Distribution ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Reception ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 18 Adaptation .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4. PROMOTERS OF NORTH SÁMI LITERATURE ......................................................................................23 Integration of the Sámi literary field ................................................................................................................................... 23 An ongoing literary project in Sweden ............................................................................................................................ 24 A recent Pan-Sámi literary assessment ............................................................................................................................. 25 5. RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................................................................................26 Central Sources ................................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Blogs ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Relevant institutions ..................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Festivals ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Prizes ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 APPENDIX 1 ........................................................................................................................................................31 Questionnaire for Sámi organizations for improving the conditions of the Sámi literary field APPENDIX 2 ........................................................................................................................................................32 Questionary for authors for improving the Sámi literary field APPENDIX 3 ........................................................................................................................................................33 Questionary for translators, editors, literary critics and scholars, and other international networkers APPENDIX 4 ........................................................................................................................................................34 Linguistic map of Sápmi APPENDIX 5 ........................................................................................................................................................35 Glossary of major place names in Sápmi PART II: Reports on individual literary fields SÁMI LITERATURE IN PUBLICATION Harald Gaski ..........................................................................................................................................................39 THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF SOUTH AND UME SÁMI LITERARY PRODUCTION David Kroik .............................................................................................................................................................43 PITE SÁMI LITERARY TEXTS Joshua Wilbur .......................................................................................................................................................49 LITERATURE IN LULE SÁMI – LINES OF DEVELOPMENT TO THE PRESENT DAY Päivi Alanen ...........................................................................................................................................................53 NORTH SÁMI LITERATURE IN MOTION Lill Tove Fredriksen, Harald Gaski and Sigbjørn Skåden ................................................................................57 OVERVIEW OF INARI SÁMI LITERATURE Petter Morottaja ....................................................................................................................................................63 SKOLT SÁMI LITERATURE Michael Rießler ......................................................................................................................................................67 KOLA SÁMI LITERATURE (KILDIN SÁMI, TER SÁMI, AKKALA SÁMI) Michael Rießler ......................................................................................................................................................71 SÁMEGIELLA GOLLEGIELLA, GIRJERÁDJU GOLLERÁDJU – THE SÁMI LANGUAGE IN LIBRARY WORK IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES
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