Sápmi Pride (Inari Sami: Säämi Pride; Northern Sami: Sápmi Pride; Southern Sami: Saepmie Pride) is a pride festival with Sápmi focus arranged annually since 2014.[1]

Maxida Märak performing at Sápmi Pride
Maxida Märak performing at Sápmi Pride in Karasjok in 2015

History

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The festival, organised by Queering Sápmi, took place for the first time in 2014 in Kiruna, in Lapland.[2] The festival, which went on for four days, featured a performance by Sápmi singer Sofia Jannok, and a parade of 300 participants which traveled through the central city.[3] The following year, the festival took place in Karasjok Municipality in Northern Norway. Maxida Märak performed at the festival[4] and there were workshops with Asta Balto and Erland Elias. The fourth Sápmi pride took place in Inari in Finland in 2017,[5] the first time the event had been held in Finnish Sápmi. The theme of the festival was generations and solidarity, and it featured discussions with journalist Martta Alajärvi, drama director Pauliina Feodoroff. In 2018, Sápmi Pride took place in Östersund in Sweden.

Events

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Year Location Sami names Sami languages
2014   Kiruna Giron Northern
2015   Karasjok Kárášjohka Northern
2016   Kautokeino Guovdageaidnu Northern
2017   Inari Aanaar/Aanar/Anár Inari/Skolt/Northern
2018   Östersund Staare Southern
2019   Trondheim Tråante Southern
2021   Utsjoki Ohcejohka/Uccjuuhâ/Uccjokk Northern/Inari/Skolt
2022   Jokkmokk Jåhkåmåhkke/Johkamohkki Lule/Northern
2023   Hetta[6] Heahttá Northern
2024   Bodø[7][8] Bådåddjo/Buvvda/Budejju Lule/Pite/Northern

References

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  1. ^ "The world's first ever Sápmi Pride". Swedish Lapland. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  2. ^ "Världens första Sápmi Pride – bilder! – QX". www.qx.se. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  3. ^ Lindquist, Hanna Blåhed, Photos by Sara (2014-10-21). "Sweden's Indigenous Sami People Held Their First Ever Pride Event". Vice. Retrieved 2019-06-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ Larsen, Dan Robert (2015-05-29). "Konsert med Maxida Märak under Sápmi Pride". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2019-06-18.
  5. ^ ""Sápmi may be a quiet place for queer people"". The Independent Barents Observer. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  6. ^ Suoninen, Inger-Elle (March 8, 2023). "Sápmi Pride ordnejuvvo dán jagi Heahtás" (in Northern Sami). Yle Sápmi. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Sápmi Pride 2024 lágiduvvo Budejjus!" (in Northern Sami). Garmeres. March 12, 2024. Archived from the original on March 21, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Valta, Laura (March 21, 2024). "Sadat juhlivat Arctic Prideä pohjoisessa – Eleonora Alariesto pukeutuu barbiegáktiin" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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