Ride to Jokkmokk
Our ride from Oulu to Jokkmokk started by a one hour delay with trains. From Kemi we took the mini bus to Jokkmokk Hostel. In the picture Wilho, Heija and Petra on rest place at Boden.
Project Work Presentations
On a Friday and Saturday we had a project work presentations of each museum. Youth from Finland presented their work by the power point presentations they had made especially for the conference. They all did a good job and their documentaries rise up a many questions and interest in the audience.
The common goal of the Finnish youth documentation work is to chance the misleading ideas of the Sámi culture and to show people that their life´s as a “city Sámi” aren’t necessarily any different than the Finnish majority´s.
Ola showed us a video clip of his sailing hobby. The others told their work with the text and photos. Mihkal´s work is of he´s and he´s relative´s relation to the small village of Kuttura (Guhtur) in Lapland. The others are showing in their documentaries mainly their everyday life´s in their home towns and visits to Sámi relatives in Sámi areas. In spite the common goal they all have a different perspective to approaching their subject that is their everyday life. Youth are presently working with their films and the final results will be seen later.
Workshop
For the Finnish youth Reggae rock and the rights tour workshop was the favorite part of the conference. In the picture below Finnish youth participating to workshop with the project workers of Várjjat and Saemien sijte museum and Klemma and Mats from Snåsa.
- Group work after Ellen Blinds lecture of the indigenous and Sámi rights. In this group Petra Laiti, Felicia Löfgren, Nadia Kielatis and Mihkal Jouste. Halvard Grundberg from reggae rock and the rights tour giving guidance for the youth.
- Ola, Anne Nutti and Anne Maret Päiviö
Having a barbeque at the museum on a Saturday evening
- Petra Laiti.
- Klemet, Mats, Anne Maret, Nadia and Leila.
- Ola and Heija peeling onions.
Other activities
- Concert at the museum on a friday evening.
- Mihkal at the concert.
- Isak after played hide and seek at the dark museum.
Text and Photos: Terhi Silenius